WEST FRANKFORT - Neal Gordon Dial, 87, died at 8:45 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 19, at the Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery of Benton. There will be no visitation. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery. Leffler Poulson Funeral Home of Benton is in charge of arrangements. Neal was born May 7, 1925, in Hamilton County, to John W.H. and Rhoda Belle (Garvin) Dial. Neal married the former Shirley Kiesling on Aug. 5, 1947, and she survives. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1944 to 1946. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Dial of Benton; children, Dennis W. Dial and wife, Donna, of Benton and Rodney A. Dial and wife, Jayma, of West Frankfort; grandchildren, Eric W. Dial and wife, Jami, Amanda L. Dial, Jory A. Dial and Jalyn B. Dial; great-grandson, Riley J. Dial; two sisters; a brother; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Dial was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers; three sisters; and a grandson, Jarod J. Dial. A special thanks to Westside Care and Rehabilitation Center of West Frankfort for their kindness and care for the past four years. The family asks memorial contributions be made to the Jarod Dial Scholarship Fund at West Frankfort High School, and will be accepted at Leffler Poulson Funeral Home, 401 E. Main St., Benton, IL 62812. To view the obituary and sign the online guest register book, visit www.lpfuneralhome.com. Published in The Southern Illinoisan from April 13 to April 15, 2013