Betty Carol Neal

EDMONTON – Betty Carol Polson Neal, 86, departed this life on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at the T.J. Samson Community Hospital. A native of Metcalfe County, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Blanche Ball Polson.

Betty was the widow of the late William Clayton Neal and a person who loved her family. She was a former employee of Handmacher Fashions in Glasgow for seven years, after which she was employed with the Metcalfe County Nursing Home for twenty years. She was a member of the New Liberty Baptist Church.

Survivors include three children, Ronnie Lee Neal (Deloris), Michael David Neal (Darlene), and Lisa Neal Barrett; five grandchildren, Daniel Jason Peden (Robin), Matthew Dereck Compton (Emily), William Tyler Neal (Kayla), Micah Ann Neal (friend Nick), and David Allen Neal; four great-grandchildren, Alisha Nicole Buchanan, Cody Andrew Peden, Courtney Danielle Peden (friend Charlie), and Gracie Elizabeth Compton (friend Maddix); one sister, Barbara Hatchett; several friends and co-workers. She was also preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Joe Hatchett.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 22, 2025, at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the New Liberty Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.