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Submitted: 3/14/21 • Approved: 3/14/21 • Last Updated: 3/17/21 • R397426-G397425-S3
C. L. “Bob”
October 15, 1916-December 11, 2013
Vera O.
June 15, 1919-February 28, 2011
Beloved Mom
Order of Eastern Star
Married May 13, 1951
Photo, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary for C. L.
Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2013)
BORGER — C.L. "Bob" Neeley, 97, died Wednesday. Dec. 11, 2013.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church Sanford with the Rev. Larry Brock officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger.
Bob was born Oct. 15, 1916, in Oblong, Ill., to Hershel and Ida Neeley. He moved to Borger as a young boy and had been a resident of Sanford since 1931. He married Vera Kilgore on May 13, 1951.
Bob retired in 1981 from Panhandle Producing Co. in Sanford after 37 years. He was a member of Isom Masonic Lodge No. 1242 A.F. & A.M. in Borger and Scottish Rite in El Paso for 64 years and a member of First Baptist Church in Sanford. Bob served as the fire chief of Sanford Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years and played Santa Claus in his community for more than 40 years.
Bob loved spending time with his family and friends and never missed an opportunity to give candy to everyone he came in contact with. In fact, he was known as the candy man to many. He got such joy from children, as he himself was a big kid at heart.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Ben Neeley and David Neeley, and a sister, Delores Wooten.
Survivors include a daughter, Rosemarie Townsend and husband David; a grandson, Clint Townsend; two sisters, Mae Brazeal and husband Ray and Evelyn Fisher; many beloved nieces and nephews; and special friends, George and Marie Burdette and Jackie Gallentine.
The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174 or online at www.calfarley.org.
Viewing will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
The family will receive visitors from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
* Obituary for Vera
SANFORD - Vera Oleta Kilgore Neeley, 91, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church in Sanford. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors of Fritch.
Vera was born June 15, 1919, in Okmulgee, Okla., to Warren and Gennettie Harrell Kilgore. She married Bob Neeley on May 13, 1951, in Clovis, N.M.
Vera was a loving wife and mother who loved to cook for her family and friends. She also had a tender heart for the animals that she took care of.
She was a current and longtime member of the Borger Eastern Star. In the early '50s and '60s, she bowled in several leagues, which she enjoyed very much.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; and a sister.
Survivors include her husband, Bob; a daughter, Rosemarie Townsend and husband David of Amarillo; and a grandson, Clint Townsend of Amarillo.
Viewing will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Thursday and from 8 a.m. to noon Friday at the funeral home in Fritch.
Leave online condolences at www.brownfuneraldirectors.net.
Amarillo Globe-News, March 2, 2011
Contributed on 3/14/21 by neldapat
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