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Lonnie Newton Neeley

1 May 1918 – 14 Jul 1984

Birth1 May 1918
Death14 Jul 1984
CemeteryNorth Fairview Cemetery
Wellington , Collingsworth County , Texas , USA
Added byJeanette Perrin Coaly on 01 Jun 2012
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The Wellington Leader July 19, 1984 Lonnie Neeley, 66, a leader in farming, school and Community activities at Quail for many years before retiring, died in Collingsworth General Hospital at 11:55 p.m. Saturday July 14. He had been critically ill for several months. He and his wife had lived in Wellington for several years and he retired from farming in July 1981. Mr. Neeley was a passed president and member of the Quail School Board for many years. A Veteran of the U. S. Army, serving in World Was II. He was one of the first Collingsworth County men to land on European soil. He was a member of the Frank King Post of American Legion and the Lynn Moore Post, Veteran of Foreign Wars. He was a member of the Wellington Country Club and had become an Enthusiastic golfer. Mr. Neeley was a Baptist. Born May 1, 1918, in Fannin County, he was the son of Jasper and Novella Moore Neeley. He came with his family to Collingsworth County in 1923 from Fanning County. His education was in the Quail Schools. October 6, 1945, he was married to Leta Welch in Wellington. Surviving Mr. Neeley are his wife, one Son, Cary Don Neeley of Quail, one daughter, Mrs.James (Loretta) of Wellington, two brothers, Z. J. Neeley of Wellington, and Omar Neeley of Muleshoe; five sisters, Violet Wood of Glen Rose, Neil Wood of Lubbock , and Naomi Bradley of Corpus Christi; four grandsons. He was preceded in death by a sister, Sue Neeley, and a granddaughter, Andrade Imgram on November 30, 1979.

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