LONNIE NEAL SMITH, 70, of Banner Hill, near Clover, West Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at home. He was born August 11, 1947 in Canton, Ohio, a son of the late Lonnie B. and Emma Virginia Nichols Smith. He was a former employee of Monarch Rubber in Spencer, West Virginia and was a timberman and worked on a sawmill. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, and riding his side-by-side which he named "Herbie" with his two dogs, Speedy and Muffin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War. Lonnie Neal is survived by his wife of 38 years, Linda Greathouse Smith; step-mother, Roberta "Bobbi" Smith; three children, James and Lonnie Allen Smith, both of Spencer and Melinda "Wendy" and Jason Groves of Clendenin, West Virginia; a sister, Betty Doris Smith of Clover; brothers, Jim Smith of Spencer and Stanley Smith of Huntington, West Virginia; step-brothers, Rick, Steve, Fred, and Gary Cale, all of Clover; and two grandchildren, Emmalee Marie Smith and Leann Abramovich. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Linda Sharp. A service will be held on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 1:00pm at the Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home in Spencer with Pastors Donald Cottrill and Lee Swor officiating. Visiting is two hours prior to the service. After the service, per Lonnie Neal's request, he will be cremated and his remains buried at a later date in the Family Cemetery adjacent to the Chambers Cemetery on Banner Hill Road.