Mr. Michael Ray Neal, age 75 of Stockbridge passed away March 3, 2022. Mr. Neal was a retired Fire Marshall with the City of Morrow and retired from Code Enforcement with Lake City. He was preceded in death by his wife: Elizabeth P. Neal and parents: Adam F. and Dicie Neal. He is survived  by his daughter: Helen Hicks of Centre, AL, sister: Priscilla Swayngim of Anderson, SC, grandchildren: Laura Morgan of Stockbridge, Michael Morgan of Centre, AL, Brandon Kelley of Locust Grove and Hope Kelley of Locust Grove, great-grandchildren: Corey Harrison, Jr., Freya Martin, Kaylee Morgan, Jacob Morgan and Liam Morgan. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 11, 2022 at the Chapel of Ford-Stewart Funeral Home. The family will receive friends 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be at 3 p.m. at Pisgah Baptist Church in Rome, GA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to: Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation, 2575 Chantilly Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA 30324, ph: 404-320-6223, www.gfbf.org , or Georgia Fallen Firefighters Foundation, 11 Fox Meadow Court, Euharlee, GA 30120, 678-787-2635, www.gafallenfighters.org