Rev. Dr. Loyd Neal Carlson
Obituary
Dr. Neal Carlson passed away suddenly at age 90 on May 8, 2024. Dr. Neal pastored COMMUNITY CHURCH FELLOWSHIP King City, California until December 31, 2000.
He lived with his wife of 53 ½ years, Nancy, between 2000 and 2013 in Cayucos, CA. After Nancy passed (August, 2013) he then lived in Morro Bay, California.
He was born in Memphis, Tennessee and he was raised in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana where he graduated from Byrd High School in 1952.
He earned a B.A. degree from Louisiana College (1956), a Master of Divinity from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (1960) and a Doctorate from California Graduate School of Theology (1971).
At age 19 he was called to his first church as pastor, the Jacoby Baptist Church, Lettsworth, Louisiana.
At the graduate school in New Orleans, l959, he met his wife, Nancy Jane DuBois from Kirkwood, Missouri. She was working on her Masters in religious education.
Together they pastored:
• Bridge City Baptist Church - greater New Orleans, La.
• First Baptist Church - Plano, Illinois
• Beverly Hills Baptist Church - greater Detroit, Michigan
• American Baptist Church - Ridgecrest, California
• Alvarado Baptist Church - San Diego, California
• Community Church Fellowship- King City, California
Most recently he was president of FOUNDATION FOR LIVING, Inc. which he founded in 1972 and pastor of THE CHURCH IN THE SON (the internet ministry).
He celebrated 70 years in the ministry, October, 2023.
They have 5 grown children: Robyn, Ken, Darrin, Bryan and Jody(deceased).
They have 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
In 1997 Neal started the web site Words For Courageous Living, which will continue on. You can read more at WWW.WordsforCourageousLiving.com.
Also, his ministry continues via daily 'Dial-a-Devotion' messages at 805-995-2127.
Published in King City Rustler · June 24, 2024