Diana Lee McNeal
1960-2020
Diana Lee (Hardwick) McNeal, 59, of Edmond, OK, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020. Diana was born in Ann Arbor, MI, June 18, 1960, to the late Anna Mae (Kelly) Hardwick and the late Hoyd Phillip Hardwick.
Diana is survived by her husband of 34 years, Theodore McNeal; her sons Zeth Philip-Edward McNeal (Jessica) of Oklahoma City, OK, Zekariah Paul McNeal of Cambridge, MA, daughter Sara Marie McNeal, and grandson Ezra McNeal.
She is also survived by her sisters and brothers, Brenda Marie Hardwick of Aurora, CO; Linda Gay Barnes of Manassas, VA; Hoyd Philip Hardwick of Manassas, VA; Juliet Denise Hardwick of Columbia, MD; and Reginald Cleve Hardwick of Champaign, IL.
Diana Lee McNeal was an accomplished author, and a God-loving, God-fearing woman. She earned a B.S. in Communications at the University of Colorado and authored "Building a Relationship of Love With God." She was working on her second book "God and His Children." Diana home-schooled all three of their children, from preschool to 12th grade. They have grown-up to be very successful. Zeth is an Electrical/Computer Engineer; Zekariah was an Electrical Engineer and is now a second-year law student at Harvard University; and Sara is a freshman at Oklahoma Christian University pursuing a B.S. in Nursing.
Visitation will be at Matthews Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 from 10 am to 8 pm with family greeting friends from 5 pm to 8 pm. Services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Memorial Road Church of Christ. At a later date interment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery Virginia.