Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teacher

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Julia Alberta Neef, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Sedalia and Houstonia, MO, died Mar 29, 2006, in Mesa following a fall resulting in a broken hip and ensuing complications.
She was born May 3, 1916, in Smithton, MO, a daughter of Albert P and Julia Morris Smith. On Dec 23, 1938, in Houstonia, she was married to Francis Earl Neef.
Alberta graduated from Hughesville High School. She did coursework at Central Missouri State University and the University of Denver. She was an elementary school teacher in Gilliam and Houstonia school districts. For many years, she was an active member of the Houstonia Community Church and was a 4-H Club project leader. As a homemaker, she was known for her delicious baked goods and beautiful embroidery.
Other survivors include her daughter, Donna Sue Smiley and husband John of Gilbert, AZ; a grandson, Jeff, of Hickory Hills, IL; a granddaughter, Michele Smith, and a brother, Gordon Smith of Sedalia, MO; one nephew; two nieces. She was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.

Julia married Neef, Francis Earl on 23 Dec 1938 in Houstonia, Pettis, Missouri, USA. Francis (son of Neef, Frederick Ernst and Selck, Eva Lillian) was born on 10 Mar 1915 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; died on 4 Jul 2010 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA; was buried after 4 Jul 2010 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Neef, Donna Sue