Ruell Peggy Jane (Taps) Neal May 25, 2026. “I ‘bumped’ into clay in June of 1994, and that accidental meeting was pure magic. I have dabbed in art since I was old enough to sit up and take notice of things … even earned my keep in the commercial art field … but never took the muse on my shoulder seriously until I touched clay. If someone asked me to sum up myself … I’d hand them one of my vessels or ask them to look at one of my sculptures. Closely.” We hope she is with Penny (her cat) , ‘playing in clay’, creating her inner muses and grousing at those who try and touch her cloud. Peg was born in Olney, Texas to colorful Hap and caring Momma Neal on September 28, 1938. At her bequest, Taps will be cremated, and there will be no service. So please celebrate her life irresponsibly and irreverently in your own whimsical way.