John Allen Neely was born on 30 Aug 1934 in Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, the eldest son of the late Andrew Neely and Ila Naomi "Ann" Smith. He passed away in the early morning hours on 17 Dec 2021, along with his wife, Shirley Marie Anderson Neely, in a tragic house fire at their home in Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA.
While being born in Pennsylvania, he spent his boyhood years growing up in the Silver Hill, Wetzel Co., WV area, graduating from New Martinsville High School in 1951. As was common at the time, John moved to Ohio for work, living in Barberton, OH and then Hartville, OH. Upon early retirement in 1989, he made the move to Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, to the same property where he was born.
He was predeceased by his parents, an older half-brother, Covert Hugh Neely on 15 Oct 2005, a daughter, Christina Marie Neely Tenney on 2 Jan 2016, paternal grandparents, John W. "Buck" Neely and Rachel Matilda Robinson, and maternal grandparents, Jesse Earl Smith and Irene Elmira "Jenny" Kisner.
He is survived by his children from his first marriage, Carol Neely Patterson of Littleton, WV and Johnny Andrew Neely of Canton, OH, his daughter from his second marriage, Dr. Vicky Lynn Neely Soles (Rex) of Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, his son-in-law, Jeremy Tenney of Uniontown, PA; two brothers, Ted Arnold Neely (Elsie) of Thorsby, AL and William Michael Neely (Anita) of Tallassee, AL, and a sister, Amy Rosalie Neely Noah (Lonnie) of Moshiem, TN; ten grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
While being born in Pennsylvania, he spent his boyhood years growing up in the Silver Hill, Wetzel Co., WV area, graduating from New Martinsville High School in 1951. As was common at the time, John moved to Ohio for work, living in Barberton, OH and then Hartville, OH. Upon early retirement in 1989, he made the move to Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, to the same property where he was born.
He was predeceased by his parents, an older half-brother, Covert Hugh Neely on 15 Oct 2005, a daughter, Christina Marie Neely Tenney on 2 Jan 2016, paternal grandparents, John W. "Buck" Neely and Rachel Matilda Robinson, and maternal grandparents, Jesse Earl Smith and Irene Elmira "Jenny" Kisner.
He is survived by his children from his first marriage, Carol Neely Patterson of Littleton, WV and Johnny Andrew Neely of Canton, OH, his daughter from his second marriage, Dr. Vicky Lynn Neely Soles (Rex) of Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, his son-in-law, Jeremy Tenney of Uniontown, PA; two brothers, Ted Arnold Neely (Elsie) of Thorsby, AL and William Michael Neely (Anita) of Tallassee, AL, and a sister, Amy Rosalie Neely Noah (Lonnie) of Moshiem, TN; ten grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
John Allen Neely was born on 30 Aug 1934 in Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, the eldest son of the late Andrew Neely and Ila Naomi "Ann" Smith. He passed away in the early morning hours on 17 Dec 2021, along with his wife, Shirley Marie Anderson Neely, in a tragic house fire at their home in Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA.
While being born in Pennsylvania, he spent his boyhood years growing up in the Silver Hill, Wetzel Co., WV area, graduating from New Martinsville High School in 1951. As was common at the time, John moved to Ohio for work, living in Barberton, OH and then Hartville, OH. Upon early retirement in 1989, he made the move to Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, to the same property where he was born.
He was predeceased by his parents, an older half-brother, Covert Hugh Neely on 15 Oct 2005, a daughter, Christina Marie Neely Tenney on 2 Jan 2016, paternal grandparents, John W. "Buck" Neely and Rachel Matilda Robinson, and maternal grandparents, Jesse Earl Smith and Irene Elmira "Jenny" Kisner.
He is survived by his children from his first marriage, Carol Neely Patterson of Littleton, WV and Johnny Andrew Neely of Canton, OH, his daughter from his second marriage, Dr. Vicky Lynn Neely Soles (Rex) of Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, his son-in-law, Jeremy Tenney of Uniontown, PA; two brothers, Ted Arnold Neely (Elsie) of Thorsby, AL and William Michael Neely (Anita) of Tallassee, AL, and a sister, Amy Rosalie Neely Noah (Lonnie) of Moshiem, TN; ten grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
While being born in Pennsylvania, he spent his boyhood years growing up in the Silver Hill, Wetzel Co., WV area, graduating from New Martinsville High School in 1951. As was common at the time, John moved to Ohio for work, living in Barberton, OH and then Hartville, OH. Upon early retirement in 1989, he made the move to Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, to the same property where he was born.
He was predeceased by his parents, an older half-brother, Covert Hugh Neely on 15 Oct 2005, a daughter, Christina Marie Neely Tenney on 2 Jan 2016, paternal grandparents, John W. "Buck" Neely and Rachel Matilda Robinson, and maternal grandparents, Jesse Earl Smith and Irene Elmira "Jenny" Kisner.
He is survived by his children from his first marriage, Carol Neely Patterson of Littleton, WV and Johnny Andrew Neely of Canton, OH, his daughter from his second marriage, Dr. Vicky Lynn Neely Soles (Rex) of Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, his son-in-law, Jeremy Tenney of Uniontown, PA; two brothers, Ted Arnold Neely (Elsie) of Thorsby, AL and William Michael Neely (Anita) of Tallassee, AL, and a sister, Amy Rosalie Neely Noah (Lonnie) of Moshiem, TN; ten grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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