Sara G Neeley

1920 - 2017

Sara G Neeley obituary, 1920-2017, West Columbia, SC

BORN

1920

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Dunbar Funeral Home - Devine

3926 Devine St

Columbia, South Carolina

Sara Neeley Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 25, 2017.

COLUMBIA - A graveside service for Sara G. Neeley, 96, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family.



Mrs. Neeley, widow of Mr. John William Neeley III, died Monday, April 24, 2017. Born on May 1, 1920 in Florence, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Kennedy Gillespie and Geneva Dunlap Gillespie.



Sara was a graduate of Columbia College and was a school teacher at Fulmer Middle School for 18 ½ years. She was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church. She loved traveling, cooking, and reading.



Surviving are her daughter, Barbara Cauble (Woody) of Cincinnati, Ohio; son, John William “Bill” Neeley IV (Carla) of Columbia; four grandchildren, Christine Cauble (Dave), Angela Brokow (Jeremy), John William Neeley V, and Rebecca Brady (Nate); and five great-grandchildren.



In addition to her husband and parents, Sara was predeceased by her sisters, Clara G. Everett and Geneva D. Gillespie.



Memorials may be made to the S.C. Alzheimer’s Association, 140 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 210, Columbia, SC 29210.



Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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April 27, 2017

Angie Brokaw

We'll miss you grandma! Angie and jeremy Brokaw

April 26, 2017

Bill, Barbara and family,
Please accept our deepest sympathies on the passing of Sara. She and Bubba were very close friends of my parents, and their friendship will last forever!
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Tom and Sally Fulmer
Charleston, SC

April 26, 2017

Rad Burch

Please accept my deepest sympathies on the passing of Mrs. Neeley. She was a very special lady. Rad Burch

April 26, 2017

Fletcher Spigner III

We are so sorry to hear this. Our sincerest condolences.

The Spigner Family
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