Allison Jene McNeese and Lelia Claire (Lee) Donham

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Husband Allison Jene McNeese

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           Born: 22 Jul 1920 - Okmulgee County, OK
       Baptized: 
           Died: 27 Nov 1994 - Lane County, OR
         Buried:  - Rest-Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, OR
Find A Grave ID: 70605641

       Marriage: 1972

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Wife Lelia Claire (Lee) Donham

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           Born: 14 May 1920 - Riley, Vigo County, IN
       Baptized: 
           Died: 24 Mar 2018 - OR
         Buried:  - Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah County, OR
FamilySearch ID: LRHY-6LY
Find A Grave ID: 198224957

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         Father: Austin Lewis Donham {FSID: K639-NMD, FGID: 140472185}
         Mother: Alta Mae Ray {FSID: K63H-B4M, FGID: 198242882}

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   Other Spouse: Sgt. Baird Ewing Atwood {FGID: 36254093} - 1945 (Divorced in 1952)

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General Notes: Husband - Allison Jene McNeese

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70605641/allison-jene-mcneese

BIRTH 22 Jul 1920
Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
DEATH 27 Nov 1994 (aged 74)
Lane County, Oregon, USA
BURIAL
Rest-Haven Memorial Park
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
MEMORIAL ID 70605641

Eugene Register-Guard
Lane County, OR
Friday, May 2, 1958
Obituaries: Page 2C

"Allison McNeese

A memorial service will be held Dec. 2 for Allison Jene McNeese of Eugene, who died Nov. 27 of heart failure. He was 74.

He was born July 22, 1920, in Okmulgee, Okla., to Albert Johnson and Lola Cott McNeese. He move to Eugene in 1927 and graduated from Eugene High School in 1938. While in high school, he played basketball.

McNeese served in with the U.S. Navy on the USS Hainsworth from 1943 to 1945. He married Eina Nelsen in 1945, and they were later divorced. In 1972, he married Lelia Atwood.

McNeese was employed in the plumbing and heating industry. He became a plumber at age 17 and was the youngest plumber in Oregon at that time. He owned and operated McNeese Plumbing and Heating for 20 years, then worked at Lane Community College until his retirement in 1982.

After learning to flly at the Chambers Street Airport, McNeese obtain[ed] his pilot's license at the age of 16. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and the outdoors. He was a member of the Eugene Elks Lodge, the Lions Club, Masonic Lodge No. 195 and the Disciples of Christ Church.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, John of Lake Oswego and David of Salem; two daughters, Alison Purscelley of Springfield and Sally McCluhan of Bend; a stepson, Kelly Atwood, and a stepdaughter, Devery Marshall; and 17 grandchildren.

Friday's service will be at 11 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Eugene. Memorial contributions may be made to the Northwood Christian Church Building Fund or to the First Christian Church in Eugene."

Source: Jan, 2 July 2011

Family Members

Parents
Albert J McNeese 1866–1951
Lola E Cott McNeese 1893–1964

Spouses
Lelia Claire Donham McNeese 1920–2018 (m. 1972)
Elna M. Nelsen McNeese 1917–2011

Half Siblings
Irene McNeese Davis 1887–1988

Created by: Rebecca Boardman
Added: 30 May 2011
Find a Grave Memorial 70605641

memorial page for Allison Jene McNeese (22 Jul 1920–27 Nov 1994), Find a Grave Memorial no. 70605641, citing Rest-Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Rebecca Boardman (contributor 47499110) .

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General Notes: Wife - Lelia Claire (Lee) Donham

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198224957/lelia-claire-mcneese

BIRTH 14 May 1920
Indiana, USA
DEATH 24 Mar 2018 (aged 97)
Oregon, USA
BURIAL
Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
MEMORIAL ID 198224957

DAUGHTER of Austin Lewis Donham and Alta Mae (Ray) Donham (1893 IN - 1982 OR). Alta was a twin of Alma. After Alta's husband, Austin, died she married her late sister Edna's husband, Charles Christy. Their parents were Miller Scott Ray and Laura Alice (Kester) Ray.

SISTER of Mary Lou 'Lou' Donham (1923-2010), m. John Herbert Bean (1920-2005)

WIFE of Baird E. Atwood , m. 1945, two children, and Allison Jene 'Jene' McNeese , m. 1972, no children.

OBIT
Lelia 'Lee' Donham Atwood McNeese
May 14, 1920 - March 24, 2018
"Lee" met Jesus March 24, 2018. She was born May 14, 1920 in a small town outside Terre Haute, Ind., to Austin and Alta Donham. The family moved to Portland for employment reasons, and she grew up in Portland, graduating from Girls Polytech where she was student body president her senior year and was involved in the presentation of Rose Festival Princesses.
She met Baird Atwood prior to WWII and married shortly after he returned from the war. She had a son, Kelly, in 1946 and a daughter, Devery, in 1948. She and Baird moved to Eugene and were divorced in 1952.
Lee raised her two children alone and started her own in-home business coloring brown-tone photographs for West Coast photo studios that did school pictures, weddings and family photos. Color photography hadn't happened yet. She taught Sunday School at First Christian Church in Eugene where she met Jene McNeese. She continued her successful business until she married Jene in 1972, at which time color photography had phased out her opportunities. In addition to her two children, she had four stepchildren, John, Allison, Sally and David McNeese, whom she loved like her own.
She loved tap dancing and danced with a group at various events until her late 70's. It was a love in her life. She moved from Eugene to Lake Oswego in 2008 and remained there until her passing.
She was preceded in death by her father, Austin; mother, Alta; sister, Lou and husband, Jene. She is survived by her two children, Kelly (Regina), Devery Marshall (John); five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four stepchildren, John McNeese (Lori), Allison Purcelly (Jim), David McNeese and Sally McNeese; along with 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m., April 16, 2018, at Rolling Hills Community Church, 3550 S.W. Borland Road, Tualatin. [She was cremated.]
Published in The Oregonian from Apr. 4 to Apr. 6, 2018

Name A Jene Mcneese
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 23 Nov 1972
Event Place Reno, , Nevada, United States
Registration Date 28 Nov 1972
Registration Place , Washoe, Nevada
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Lelia C Atwood
Type of Officiator Religious celebrant
Registration Year (Original) 1972
Citing this Record
"Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database, FamilySearch

Family Members

Parents
Austin Lewis Donham 1881–1944
Alta Mae Ray Christy 1893–1982

Spouses
Baird Ewing Atwood 1920–2002 (m. 1945)
Allison Jene McNeese 1920–1994 (m. 1972)

Siblings
Mary Lou Donham Bean 1923–2010

Created by: Jill S. (Gasdorf-Moshier) Topper
Added: 9 Apr 2019
Find a Grave Memorial 198224957

memorial page for Lelia Claire “Lee” Donham McNeese (14 May 1920–24 Mar 2018), Find a Grave Memorial no. 198224957, citing Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Jill S. (Gasdorf-Moshier) Topper (contributor 46629902) .

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRHY-6LY
"Birth • 14 May 1920
Riley, Vigo, Indiana, United States

Death • Deceased"

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Notes: Marriage

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70605641/allison-jene-mcneese
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198224957/lelia-claire-mcneese

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