A funeral service was held Friday at Evins Funeral Home for Neal Allen Atkinson, 44, of Ceres. He died Jan. 23, 2010.

Mr. Arkinson was born May 15, 1965 .

He leaves behind his mother, Gloria Briggs; his brother, Rick Neff; and his sister, Vicki Chipponeri.

-Ceres Courier /February 3, 2010