A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Nevada > Mineral http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1001 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=45478 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Reno Evening Gazette Article Date: January 6 1949 Article Description: Lenora McNeely Funeral Held Article Text: Hawthorne - Funeral services wee held in Hawthorne Sunday afternoon (2 Jan 1949) for Mrs. Lenora McNEELY, 34 year old Babbitt matron who died Wednesday night (29 Dec 1948) a few hours after she subnitted to an emergency operation. Mrs. McNEELY had been in failing health for several months and her condition was described as critical prior to the time the operation was performed in a last effort to prolong her life. Conducting the services at the First Baptist Church and at the graveside in the Hawthorne Cemetery was the Rev. H. Glenn DISCOE, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Members of Queen of The Lake Rebekka Lodge of which Mrs. McNEELY was affiliated, attended the services in a group. Mrs. McNEELY was born in Missouri where she spent the greater part of her life. She came to Hawthorne about five years ago and for a time was employed at the Naval Depot during the war years. She and Mr. McNEELY were married here abouot four years ago. Her husband and a three year old daughter, Joyce Lee McNEELY survive. Also surviving are the young matrons father and two brothers in Missouri and one brother, Claude LYNCH in San Francisco. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NV-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com