Rena Griggs Carneal, 89, died Friday, September 28, 2018. Born in Newport News, she was a lifelong Peninsula resident where she retired from the City of Hampton Commissioner of Revenue's Office and was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Mrs. Carneal loved to walk at the Coliseum Mall and the Boo Williams Center.
Preceded in death by her parents, Ethel Laura Knight and Clayton O. Griggs, and two sisters, Jessie Bounds and Rosa Carey; she is survived by her husband of 67 years, Shaner Carneal; two daughters, Marie (Mike) Long and Laura (Chip) Holloway; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Peninsula Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5-6 PM Tuesday at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home.