Ella Mae Neely (1939-2022)

NEELY, LUCAS, THOMPSON

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 8/15/2022 at 19:56:39

Obituary
Ella Mae Neely, 82, of Rock Island, passed away Friday August 12, 2022 at her home.

Funeral services will be 11am Saturday August 20, 2022 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. The family will receive friends from 10:00am to service time.

Ella was born December 18, 1939 in Brownsville, Tennessee the daughter of Tommie and Elsie (Lucas) Thompson.

She was a member of Olivet Baptist Church, Rock Island.

Ella retired from Johannes Bus Service, Rock Island, she had also been employed with the Rock Island Arsenal as a custodian, Rock Island Armory and Skip A Long as a cook.

She loved playing bingo, cards, spades and cooking.

Survivors include her children, John, Cheryl, Kenneth, Lisa, Rodney, Scotty, Cleo Jr., Veronica; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleo; daughter, Tina Baltimore; parents and 12 siblings.