WILLIAM NEELY SR.
William R. Neely Sr., 72, Fairland
Okla., died Thursday
at 11:10 a.m. in Miami Baptist Hospital, following a long illness.
He was born Nov. 20-1901, in Wellston Okla., and was a 33
year employee of the Frisco railroad before retiring .He was a
deacon of the Wyandotte Baptist church and a member of the
Brotherhood of Railroad.
He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Cleona Neely ,of the
home; one son, W.R. Neely ,Wyandotte Okla ;two daughters,
Mrs. Juanita Tippit, Miami Okla., and Mrs. Martha Leona
Burgee .Essex Mo., and three brothers, John Neely, Schulter
Okla., Harold Neely , Bremerton Wash., and Benny Neely ,
Spokane Wash, one sister , Mrs. Hazel Pilkington , Okla. City
Okla., five grandchildren, and five great- grand children.
Services will
be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Wyandotte
Baptist church with the Rev. Albert Kidwell officiating.
Burial will be in the Wyandotte cemetery, under the direction
of Cooper funeral home of Fairland Okla.
Pallbearers will be
Duane Enoch ,Calvin McCall, Albert
Kidwell Jr., Harry Akin, Lewis Campbell, and Wally Holmes
Honorary pallbearera well be Paul Holmes, Chester Mobley
Lee Edmendson and Willis Shell.