Walter (Rusty) Eugene McNeil, Jr., 67, of Springfield, Ohio departed this life on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Rusty was born August 15, 1954, to Dorothy S. Linson-McNeil of Springfield, Ohio and the late Walter E. McNeil, Sr. Rusty served 16 years in the United States Army and retired from the United States Post Office in Springfield, Ohio. He leaves to cherish his memory: mother, Dorothy McNeil; daughters: Tena McNeil of Dayton, Ohio, Dorothy “Dottie” McNeil, and Heather McNeil both of Springfield, Ohio, Janine (Patrick) Tschirner- McNeil of Germany; bonus daughters: Felicia James (Anthony Roberts, Sr.) of Springfield, Ohio, Regina Long (Dean Long, Sr.) of Columbus, Ohio, Chiquith Smith, Natasha Smith, and Marilyn Smith all of Springfield, Ohio; 43 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren; and a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends. Walter proudly believed that family was everything. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter E. McNeil Sr.; soulmate, Mary Smith-McNeil; sons, Walter E. McNeil, III and Kenneth Wilson; maternal grandmother, Avella Rockhold, and grandfather, Willie F. Linson; paternal grandmother, Ruth Skelton; and special uncle/brother, Johnny Linson. The family will host a celebration of life ceremony at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to the caring hands of KINLEY Funeral Home.
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