Garneda Neff
(February 25, 1923 - December 22, 2013)

Garneda Neff, 90, of Huntington, widow of Fred G. Neff., died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Huntington Health and Rehab. She was the Daughter of the late Russell and Agnes Hampton. Garneda Hampton was born in Ribolt, Lewis County, KY. She was raised in Tollesboro, KY. She attended Business College in Portsmouth, Ohio where she later got a job at Dunn Coal Company. It was across the street from Floods Drug Store where Fred Neff worked. They met there and got married in 1947. They had a son, James R. Neff in 1948. That same year, they moved to Huntington, WV. She lived there ever since. Garneda was also employed at Anderson Newcomb and Co., which later became Stone and Thomas. Fred and Garneda were members of the First Presbyterian Church in Huntington, WV. Garneda served as the historian for the Huntington Civic League. Garneda was preceded in death by her husband Fred Neff, her son, James R. Neff of Grayson, KY, two brothers, Samuel H. Hampton and Russell V. "Jay" Hampton, both of Lewis County, KY, and one sister, Edith June Sullivan of Vanceburg, KY. Surviving are one grandson, Christopher A. and Stephanie Neff, five great-grandchildren, one daughter-in-law, Donna Neff, four nieces Diana Smoot of Morehead, KY, Susan Sullivan of Covington, KY, Dawn Breeze and Donna Rankin both of Morehead, KY, and one nephew Samuel H. Hampton II. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Huntington, WV.