Funeral services for Gordon “Neal” Clinkscales, age 83, of Anguilla will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 21 at First Baptist Church, Anguilla. He died Friday, October 18, 2024, at his home. Burial will follow in the Golden Links Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Glenwood Funeral Home, Vicksburg.
Neal was born October 9, 1941, the son of Vivian Vernell and Francis William Clinkscales. He graduated from Anguilla High School and Mississippi State University with a degree in Business Administration. After college, he returned home and worked as a salesman with Delta Implement and on the family farm. As an avid shooter, Neal participated in the National Guard Pistol Team. He also served as a President of the local Farm Bureau. He was an avid member of the Sharkey Country Club, where he loved to play golf. Neal was preceded in death by 2 brothers, W.H. Clinkscales and Allen Clinkscales.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Ann Bennett Clinkscales; a daughter, Daphne Ann Branning (Chip); a son, Bradley William Clinkscales (Stephanie); 4 grandchildren, Blake Wesley Branning (Shelley), Mallory Branning Edwards (Matt), Tucker William Clinkscales (PatMarie), and Addison Neal Clinkscales; and 3 great-grandchildren, Carly Branning, Mollie Walker Edwards, and James Louis Edwards.
A visitation will be held in the fellowship hall one hour before services at the church on Monday. Memorials may be made to the Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital or to a charity of donor’s choice
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