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Capt. Charles R.R. "Charlie" Neale, 90, of Vienna, W.Va., died July 11 after a short illness. Capt. Neale was born and raised on the family farm along the Ohio River above Parkersburg, W.Va. Following his service with the 82nd Airborne Infantry Division of the U.S. Army he returned to farming and working for the Parkersburg News & Sentinel as a district manager. In the 1960s he purchased Joe S Towing Company of Parkersburg, consisting of the 330 hp. towboat David Jones and a ferry flat, primarily to have a means of getting his farming equipment to and from Neale Island. Throughout the years the Neale family, with their reputation for dedicated personal service grew this into present day Neale Marine Transportation. The 1,800 hp. Mister Charlie Neale, built in 1998 by Marine Builders, is named in his honor. |