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Obituary - Boonville Daily News, 13 December 1939

JOHN H. NEEF IS FOUND DEAD

16 Gauge Shotgun Used To Inflict Fatal Wound -
Funeral to Be Friday Afternoon At 2:30

John H. Neef, 55, was found dead at his farm home several miles west of Boonville about 7 o'clock this morning by Ray Pollard who had gone to the farm to cull Neef's flock of chickens. Neef had taken his life by shooting himself in the head with a 16-gauge shotgun.
Coroner J. C. Tincher, called about 8 o'clock to view the body, declared there would be no inquest.
Neef shot himself in the right temple with the shotgun, the Coroner said. The shooting is believed to have occurred early Monday evening or Monday night.
County officials who investigated the case this morning believed financial worries were responsible for the tragedy. A pocketbook containing $30 in cash was found in his pocket.
A will was made by Mr. Neef on Tuesday, Dec. 5, this year, was found in his home. The will appointed Kenneth Hirlinger, Boonville, as administrator of his estate in case of death, bequeathed $10 to his brother, Carl, and made arrangements for funeral expenses and a monument. The remainder of his estate was bequeathed to the German Protestant Home of St Louis County, Mo.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the Evangelical church here. The Rev. Firdel Paul, pastor of the Evangelical church at Billingsville, will conduct the service. Burial will be in Walnut Grove cemetery.
Mr. Neef was born June 21, 1884. He is survived by one brother, Carl, of Boonville.

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Bill Scroggin
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