Frieda Mae Neely, a 93 year old resident of The Baptist Home in Chillicothe, MO, passed away at 1:40 p.m. on Saturday, November 13, 2010.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November18, 2010 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton.  Burial will be in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens of Trenton.  

She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Chillicothe, D.A.R., Clay County Alpha Delta Kappa, and Missouri State Teachers Association.

Mrs. Neely was born on May 11, 1917 in Davies County, MO the daughter of Lewis and Clara Cook Lindsay.  She was raised south of Gilman City and graduated from Trenton High School and Kirksville Teachers College.  She was married to Alden Neely on December 23, 1944 in Kansas City, KS, he preceded her in death on April 27, 2010.  She taught in Grundy County rural schools.  She was a fine arts supervisor in Randolf County and Des Moines, IA.  She taught in Davies County for 6 years before moving to Kansas Ctiy in 1961, where she retired from North Kansas City School systems as an elementary teacher in 1974.

Mrs. Neely is survived by a niece, Sara Griffith and her husband, John of Grand Forks, ND.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Baptist Home of Chillicothe, 500 Baptist Home Lane, Chillicothe, MO  64601.