Neely

Norma Jean Neely, 81, of Renfrew died at 7:55 p.m. Friday in Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born in Connoquenessing Township, Nov. 17, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Walker and Laverne Hilliard Walker.

She was a member of St. John's Reformed Church.

Mrs. Neely was an elementary school teacher in Evans City. She then went to work for the Butler School District as a teacher and then became chairwoman for the library science department.

She was a 1953 graduate of Slippery Rock College and was very active in her church. She was a member of the Meridian Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, the Butler County Association of School Retirees and the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees. Mrs. Neely was a member of the Alpha Sigma Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society. She also was a 4-H leader for 20 years.

She is survived by her husband, James E. Neely, who she married June 16, 1955; one daughter, Donna S. Zang and her husband, Robert C. Zang Jr., of Evans City; two grandsons, Jason R. Zang and Garrett J. Zang of Evans City; one sister, Joanne M. Jamison and her husband, Bob, of Renfrew; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by an infant son, William C. Neely

<B>NEELY</B> — Friends and family of Norma Jean Neely, who died Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, will be received at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St., Butler, Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at the St. John’s Reformed Church Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Robert C. Peterson officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Burial Estates.The family suggests memorial donations to the donor’s favorite charity.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.