Malheur County OR Archives Obituaries.....Neece, Oscar F.  1921
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Ontario Argus, Ontario, Oregon, May 5, 1921
Ontario Argus
Ontario, Oregon
May 5, 1921

Prominent Pioneer Passes

Oscar F. Neece Dies At Home On Boulevard Following Long Illness-Was Rural 
Carrier For More Than Eight Years.

Oscar Neece, a pioneer resident of Ontario died Sunday morning at 9 o'clock at 
his home on the Boulevard, from a complications of diseases induced by 
pernicious annemia. His condition had been serious for some time and his 
brother from Buhl, Idaho, and a sister from Dillon, Montana, were summonded to 
his bedside. He rallied and showed marked signs of improvement and hopes were 
entertained for his recovery and his brother and sister left for home. He was 
able to come to town last Thursday morning and had his teeth extracted in the 
hope of regaining his health . He took suddenly worse Sunday morning and passed 
away in a few hours, the immediate cause of his death being heart failure.

Deceased was a native of Brookfield, Missouri and his early manhood was spent 
in that state. For more than twenty years he has been a resident of Ontario and 
vicinity. He was married to Minnie Thompson at Brookfield, Missouri October 16, 
1900, who with six children, Lois, Harry, Paul, Marion, Dorothy and Leland 
survive him. One child, Herbert, died seven years ago, at the age of eight 
years. Other close relatives are four sisters, Mrs. M. Brown, Seattle; Mrs. 
Lewis Ray, Plattsburg, Missouri; Mrs. J. R. Cupp, Brookfield, Missouri; Mrs. J. 
T. Beardsley, Billings, Montana; and two brothers, Lloyd and Ely of Buhl, Idaho.

Mr. Neece was a member of a pioneer family of the middle west, the Neece family 
being well known through central Illinois, and the Ely family very prominent in 
St. Louis. 

He worked several years as a clerk and for eight years held the position of 
rural carrier on Ontario Rural Route No. 1. Mr. Neece has been for many years a 
member of the Baptist church, being one of the organizers of the First Baptist 
church of Ontario. He was living on his farm two miles west of Ontario, where 
he has resided for a number of years, at the time of his death.

Besides his wife and six children he leaves a large circle of friends who 
sympathize with the bereaved family in the sad loss of a devoted husband and 
father.

The funeral will take place tomorrow, Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the Baptist 
church.

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