FERN NEELEY

LEEDES, Ala. -- Fern Lucille Neeley, 87, of Leeds died Saturday, Nov. 21, 1998, at Medical Center East in Birmingham, Ala.

She was born May 10, 1911, daughter of Joseph Mark and Freda Slinkard Seiler in Whitewater. She married Mason Allen, who preceded her in death. She then married Bernice Neeley on Nov. 21, 1965. He also preceded her in death.

She was a retired machine operator for International Shoe Co. in Cape Girardeau.

She was a member of the Birmingham Senior Citizens group.

Survivors include two sons, Patrick Allen of Waterford, Mich., and Ronald Allen of Englewood, Fla.; a daughter, Joyce Miller of Leeds; a sister, Joan Inglsbee of Pontiac, Mich.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by two sons and a brother.

Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The Rev. Watis Harrell will officiate, with burial in Fairmont Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.