John Richard Nevel's Obituary
John Richard Nevel passed away in the hospital on October 2, 2023. He was born December 28, 1935 to parents Harry and Flonnie Nevel. John attended Mackensie High School and Highland Park College and Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan.
John loved life and lived it to the fullest. He enjoyed golf, card games, board games, and visiting and swapping stories with good friends and family. He enjoyed cruises and he loved planning and taking road trips, visiting 49 of the 50 U.S. States.
He was preceded in death by his father, his mother Flonnie Pennington, stepfather William Guy Pennington, and his sister-in-law and three brothers-in-law.
He is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Joy Nevel; sisters-in-law Mary Brevard and Anita Sayers; cousins Jerry and Pat Reynolds, Larry and Connie Reynolds, Gail Reynolds and Jackie Reich and loving and devoted nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 2:00 PM with a visitation being held on Friday from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 PM at the Funeral Home.
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