On Friday, February 2, 2024, Brenda Joyce Hendrix Neal entered her new home in Heaven. She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Neal, Jr.; her father, Columbus Newton Hendrix; and mother, Myrtle Elaine Bates Hendrix. She leaves behind a son, William H. Neal, III (Valeta); three grandchildren, Blake (Haley), Brandon (Alexis), and Julianna Neal; four great-grandchildren, Brewer and Elliott, Harris and Margaret; sisters Wanda Howell and Debbie Hill (Bubba); and a host of nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at Good Hope Cemetery in Cullman, Alabama. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Smoke Rise Baptist Church, 1550 Scenic Trail, Warrior, AL, 35180