Debra Lee Neal

Jan 13, 2021
Jan 13, 2021

CENTRAL CITY — Debra Lee Neal, 59, of Central City, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at her home. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Tim Neal; son Sam Meinert; daughter Megan Embry; mother Margaret West; brother Rick Brinker; and sister Jeanie Birchler.

Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Harmony Cemetery in Bremen. Burial to follow.

Friends and family are asked to wear a face covering, in accordance with the governor’s mandate. Tucker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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New York Times Project

The past few months, The New York Times has coordinated a nationwide project to document the lives of Americans out of work. The study involved collaborating with 11 other local newsrooms around the U.S. The Messenger-Inquirer is the only newspaper from Kentucky in the collaboration. The resulting collection of stories was published Oct. 23, 2020, in the New York Times print edition and at nytimes.com/outofwork. The following list is the Messenger-Inquirer's recent local unemployment coverage; read more by clicking the "New York Times Project" header.