03/19/2009

Eleanor Ann Neeld

March 17, 2009

OFDA received word this morning Eleanor Ann Neeld, 68, of Xenia, went home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, after a lengthy illness. She was born March 16, 1940, in Springfield, the daughter of James H. and Jane Hardacre Amlin. She was a licensed funeral director with Neeld Funeral Home, Inc. for the past 20 years, and worked with her husband, Thomas R. Neeld, and son, Michael T. Neeld, in their 5th generation family business.

She was a former member of First Reformed Church, member of the Montgomery County Funeral Directors Association, the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, and the National Funeral Directors Association. She was a 1958 graduate of Xenia High School, and was a former teacher at Tecumseh Elementary. She loved working with her husband and son in the family business over the passed twenty years. She also loved teaching Sunday school and singing in church choir. She will be greatly missed.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas R. Neeld, whom she married, September 5, 1966, her mother, Jane (Hardacre) Amlin Bartlett, Xenia, a daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth Ann and Craig Mullins, Sugar Land, TX, a son and daughter-in-law, Michael T. and Carol Ann Neeld, Xenia, two granddaughters, Taylor Neeld and Micah Neeld, a sister and brother-in-law, Margene and Dr. Ronald S. Taylor, Xenia, several nieces and nephews, including, Daniel S. Taylor, Memphis, TN, and Laura M. Taylor, and fianc, John Adams, Columbus, three sisters-in-law, Nancy Nickell, Xenia, Linda (Bob) Nohren, Clearwater, FL., Faith Neeld, Cincinnati, and a brother-in-law, Dr. Richard "Dick" Dircksen, Auburn, IN., and many close cousins.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.

The family would like to especially thank all the aides, nurses, and doctors at Greene Memorial Hospital, Greene Oaks Health Center, Miami Valley Hospital, and Hospice of Dayton, for their help during this difficult time.

Contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Greater Dayton, 1293-H Lyons Road, Dayton, OH, 45458, or to a favorite charity in her memory.