Born November 25, 1931 in Gallipolis, OH, she was a daughter of the late George Washington Lilly and the late Minnie Edna Morgan. Mary was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Mary was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Beckley and attended the Old Grove Road Church in Crab Orchard. She loved music and loved playing the guitar and piano, cooking and most of all spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, David Richard Allison, Sr and Holmer C. Neely, Jr; brothers, George Lilly, James Lilly, Robert Lilly, Raymond Lilly, and Harold Lilly; sisters, Mildred Boggs, Maxine Sexton, and Gladys Clark.
Those left to cherish her memory and carry on her legacy include her loving daughter, Priscilla Neal of Charleston, a son, David Richard “Rick” Allison, Jr. of Hampton, Virginia; a grandson, Dan Snuffer of Charleston; several nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
A service to celebrate the life of Mary Ann Allison-Neely will be held 1:00PM Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley with Pastor John Pritchard officiating. Following the service she will be entombed at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may gather with the family from 12:00PM until time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
For those wishing to view the service, but unable to attend, the service will be on Blue Ridge Funeral Home’s Facebook page, the video stream will begin approximately 5 minutes prior to 1PM.
Online condolences and other information can be found by visiting www.blueridgefuneralhome.com
Blue Ridge Funeral Home and Crematorium, 5251 Robert C Byrd Drive, Beckley is honored to be serving the family.
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