Brenda Neave

Update: Per the proclamation from Governor Kim Reynolds on November 16, 2020, Visitations will be limited to 15 attendees at a time and masks need to be worn at all times for attendees ages 2 and older. Brenda Neave, 68, of Marshalltown, Iowa, went to be with her Lord and Savior on the morning of Friday, November 13, 2020, at Southridge Specialty Care in Marshalltown, Iowa. Services for Brenda will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2020 beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. A public visitation for family and friends will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. For additional information or to send a condolence please visit www.mitchellfh.com or phone 641-844-1234.  Care for Brenda and her family have been entrusted to the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Brenda Clyde Thompson was born on October 13, 1952 to parents Thomas and Jean (Owens) Thompson in Marshalltown, Iowa. She was the fourth child born. Brenda attended school in the town she grew up in. She attended Marshalltown High School. In April of 1980, Brenda was united in marriage to the love of her life Manuel Neave. The two began their lives together having three children. Brenda worked for Meekers Laundromat for a number of years before becoming her most important job, taking care of her family. In her free time, Brenda enjoyed going to the races in Marshalltown, taking trips to Branson, Missouri, going to Meskwaki Casino, trips to Dairy Queen for a hot fudge sundae or vanilla cone, and going to the movies. She also enjoyed taking Betty and her cousins on trips to go fishing. Her favorite thing by far was when she got to spend time with her family. Brenda is survived by her husband of 40 years, Manuel Neave; her children Thomas (Stephanie Snider) Neave and Betty Neave; her step-grandchildren Alyssa Coop and Eleanor Sparrow; her siblings, Sandra Hardwick, Carol Dannen, Marilyn Bryant and Tommy Thompson; her brothers-in-law Raymond Rickett and Steve Hardwick as well as numerous cousins. She is rejoined with her parents Thomas and Jean Thompson; her daughter, Sonia Neave; her siblings Connie Rickett and twin brother Brent Thompson; her cousin, Debbie Grovur-Newcomer; and step-grandson Ricky Snider.