{"id":6784,"date":"2023-09-20T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T22:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=6784"},"modified":"2023-09-20T18:00:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T22:00:16","slug":"steven-neeley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/20\/steven-neeley\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Neeley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Steven Jackson Neeley, 69, of Decatur, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 18, 2023, at his residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was born June 22, 1954 in Kenton, Ohio to Lewis Jackson Neeley and Thelma Mae (Sparks) Neeley. \u00a0His parents preceded him in death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/98.158.76.108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Steven-Neeley.jpg?resize=200%2C200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Steven-Neeley.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Steven-Neeley.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve retired from Ford Motor Company in Lima, Ohio with 30 years of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a mason at Wayne Lodge in Waynesfield, Ohio and had obtained the 32nd Degree Scottish Rite. &nbsp;He was also active in the Blue Creek Gun Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve was a musician\u2026 he sang, played the guitar and wrote songs. &nbsp;He loved fishing, hunting, and woodworking. &nbsp;Steve had a great sense of humor and loved to tell jokes. &nbsp;He was also very intelligent and enjoyed watching Jeopardy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is survived by his brother, Mark (Debbie) Neeley of Kenton, Ohio; fianc\u00e9, Lisa Hirn of Decatur, Indiana; niece and nephews, Kristina Neeley, Kyle (Brooke) Neeley, and Trevor Neeley; Lisa\u2019s children, &nbsp;Jeremy (Katie) Hirn, Brandon (America) Hirn and Tyler (Prayer) Hirn; and 22 grandchildren which includes his buddy, Traxtyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A private memorial service will be held at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preferred memorials are to Shriners Hospitals for Children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Jackson Neeley, 69, of Decatur, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 18, 2023, at his residence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-6784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6784\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}