William Eugene (Mac) McNeil Services for William Eugene (Mac) McNeil, 77 of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 06, 2011 in the Downs Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Carlton Burris officiating. Interment will follow in Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, TX. Surrounded by his family, our Daddy Gene peacefully joined his beloved Carol in Heaven on Sunday, October 2, 2011 in Austin, Texas. Born September 5, 1934 in Rusk County, TX, Mac was the son of William H. and Oma Rusk McNeil. He graduated from Longview High School in 1951 and attended Kilgore Jr. College for one year. He was accepted into the IBEW Local Union No. 324 apprenticeship program in 1952; graduating as a journeyman electrician in 1956. Mac worked in various towns and states until 1962 at which time he moved his family to Marshall to work for Spencer's Electric working there until 1984. He then went to work for A&H Electric retiring in 1996. Mac took a few years off and went back to work in maintenance for Marshall Manor Nursing Home and Gilmer Care Center where he worked until 2005. Mac married Carol Joyce Gillock in Longview on October 25, 1952. After fifty-two years of marriage, Carol passed away. He was a member of Central Baptist Church serving on various committees through the years. Mac was a member of IBEW Local Union 324 for 60 years. He was appointed to the Apprenticeship Committee in 1960; serving as instructor until 1982 and finally as Apprenticeship Coordinator until 2006. Mac was also an active member in the Mar-Tex Evening Lions for many years. His hobbies included squirrel hunting, fishing, camping, woodworking and traveling throughout the country with Carol and the grandkids. Mac will be remembered for his devotion to his wife, Carol; his love for and pride in his children and grandchildren; his integrity and work ethic; his loyalty as a friend, employee and union man; and finally, as one of the "best electricians to ever work in East Texas". He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Walter Floyd of Marshall; Cathy and Glenn Caravalho of Austin; and Susan McNeil of Marshall. Mac was lovingly known as "Daddy Gene" to his grandchildren who include JoCarol and Collin Cox of Longview; Shelly and Jason Oates of Austin; Cari and Stuart Wright of Sacramento, CA; Traci and Patrick Mayo of Whitehouse; and Jason Caravalho of Houston; great-grandchildren, Kaley Farnish of Austin; Parker, Conner and Beckett Cox of Longview; Madelynn and Amelia Wright of Sacramento, CA; and Slay and Colt Mayo of Whitehouse; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Robert and Sue Gillock and Leon and Connie Gillock, all of Ft. Worth and Linda Johnson of Longview; as well as a number of nieces and nephews. Mac was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, and his sisters, Marie Hartsell and Frances Farmer. Serving as pallbearers will be Jason Caravalho, Leon Gillock, Robert Gillock, Mark Hartt, Jay Lawrence, and John Whitaker. Honorary pallbearers are members of IBEW Union 324/738. The family would like to express their thanks and gratitude to Jacque Griffith and the staff at Reunion Inn; Becky Weaver and the staff at Marshall Manor Nursing Home; and the staff in the dementia unit at Elmcroft Care Facility in Austin for their love and compassion in caring for our Daddy; and finally, to Sandra Bowman, whose faithfulness in caring for Mr. Mac over the last few years of his life, meant so much to his family. Memorials may be made to Central Baptist Church, Marshall or to New Century Hospice, 8213a Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 104, Austin, TX 78757-7544. Family visitation will be from 6-8p.m., Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Downs Funeral Home.