William S. “Bill” McNeel, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Cameron Missouri Veterans Home, Tuesday, May 11, 2022. 

Bill was born Aug. 31, 1943, to Eugene and Christine (Stephens) McNeel. 

Bill joined the Navy right after graduation and was on the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) during the Vietnam War. Upon leaving the Navy, Bill went to work for Missouri Power and Light, later becoming Ameren Electric Company, which became his lifelong career. Many of Bill’s friends referred to him jokingly as “high bill” due to their electric bill. 

Bill and his wife, Kay Southwick, were married in November 1979. He loved his family and enjoyed playing jokes on his close friends. Bill and Kay moved to St. Louis for 10 years with the company, then to San Diego for another 10 years after Bill retired. They returned to the Liberty area where they have resided since moving back from California. Bill enjoyed going to Las Vegas after retiring and did so often. 

Bill is preceded in death by his parents, and brother, John McNeel. 

He is survived by his wife, Kay; children, Mark McNeel, Scott (Angie) McKown, and Amy McKown Kane; grandchildren, Lacy (Zac) Wiehe, Ryan McNeel, Tyler McKown, and Cameron Kane; and great-grandchild, Colt Wiehe. 

Cremation and Military Honors under the direction of Poland-Thompson Funeral Home. Military Honors will be 11 a.m., June 2, 2022, at the funeral home. 

A remembrance of Bill’s life will be held in June at the home he shared with Kay. 

Online condolences can be made at www.polandthompson. Arrangements by Poland-Thompson Funeral Home, Cameron, MO.