NEFF, Forest "Dude"

NEFF, TUCKER, GARRETT, ALLIMAN

Posted By: Norma Jennings (email)
Date: 2/10/2007 at 13:34:43

Forest "Dude" NEFF, 86 of Wayland, died Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 at the Washington County Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 23 at Cottonwood United Methodist Church west of Wayland, with the Rev. Hyeumee KANG and the Rev. Gerry KLOPFENSTEIN officiating. Burial will be in the Cottonwood Cemetery. Visitation began at noon today at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, where the family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Parkview Home.

Mr. Neff was born Oct 23, 1920 in Wayland, to Henry and Elnora (TUCKER) NEFF.

Mr. Neff was a member of Cottonwood United Methodist Church an lived his entire life in Wayland. He worked on the family farm with his father. After his father's death he worked as a day laborer helping area farmers. The annual Midwest Old Threshers Reunion in Mt. Pleasant was very important to him, and in later years he had teh responsibility of sitting with antique machines in the Old Threshers Museum A.

Mr. Neff moved to Parkview Home in Wayland 29 years ago, and enjoyed being a helper while he was still able.

Surviving are one brother, Sam NEFF and wife Helen of Washington; one siter Eva GARRETT of Washington; sisters-in-law, Ivy Neff and Evelyn NEFF, both of Washington; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. NEFF was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Charley in infancy, Elmer, Walter and Don and three sisters, Mae ALLIMAN, Anna GARRETT, and Ruth TUCKER.

The NEFF family is a collateral line to the SNIDER family. More will be posted later on the Bender, Jennings, and Associated Families website.
#27 Alice Bell SNIDER married William E. NEFF, a brother to David Shively NEFF, "Dude"s grandfather.

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