Mr. Jesse Kenneth Neff

JESSE KENNETH NEFF FAYETTEVILLE – Jesse Kenneth Neff, 90, of Fayetteville passed away Friday, January 27, 2012 at Fayette Nursing and Rehab, Fayetteville, following an extended illness. Born on January 31, 1921 at Page, he was the son of the late Garland Wilson Neff and Lilly Alice Bryant Neff. Mr. Neff was a member of Fayetteville First Church of God. During World War II he served his country in the US Air Force. He retired from Union Carbide at Alloy where he had worked as a mix house operator. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ella Mae Smith Neff in 1998; one daughter, Cecelia Mae Neff; and several brothers and sisters. Left to cherish his memory include his son, Stephen M. Neff of Fayetteville; two daughters, Linda C. Light and husband, Russell of Oak Hill, and Pamela D. Marks and husband, Dale of Ansted; two brothers, James Neff of Fayetteville and Robert Neff of Massillon, Ohio; two sisters, Betty Coleman of Navarre, Ohio, and Nancy Philpott of Ohio; three half-brothers, Charles Neff, Thomas Neff, and Michael Neff all of Fayetteville; two half-sisters, Loretta Treadway of Beckwith and Sharon Snuffer of Fayetteville; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Fayetteville First Church of God with Pastor Russell Hays officiating. Burial will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill. The family will receive friends from 7-9 PM, Monday, January 30, 2012 at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville. For those wishing to express their condolences to Mr. Neff's family, you may do so by visiting our website at www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com. Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, 350 W. Maple Avenue, Fayetteville, will be assisting the family.