Mary Neff Obituary

Mary Oneita Poulnot Neff RICHMOND, VA - Mary Oneita Poulnot Neff, 84, of Richmond, Virginia, died on April 29, 2010, at Sunnyside Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Mary was born in Charleston, South Carolina on July 7, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Dr. Frederick Schwettmann Poulnot and Ora Oneita Sherrill Poulnot. She was married to the late Paul Heston Neff on April 23, 1949. Her husband Paul predeceased her on January 1, 1986, in Richmond, Virginia. She is survived by her children, Paul Sherrill Neff of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Betsy Neff Hay of Harrisonburg, Virginia, her daughter-in-law, Alicia P. Felton and five grandchildren: Jacob Colin Neff, Mary Rebekah Hay, Paul Douglass Hay, Michael Felton Neff and Jonathan Felton Neff. Mary is also survived by her brother, Frederick Sherrill Poulnot of Charleston, South Carolina; two sisters, Marjory Poulnot MacLean of Winter Park, Florida and Ora Poulnot McMillan of Beaufort, South Carolina; her brother-in-law, John Wesley Neff of Winthrop, Maine; and their spouses. She is also survived by 17 nieces and nephews, their spouses and children. Mary grew up in Charleston, South Carolina and was a graduate of Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She and her husband Paul lived in Baltimore, Maryland for 20 years where she was an active member at Grace United Methodist Church. Together they moved to Richmond, Virginia where she lived for 40 years. Mary was a faithful member of Trinity United Methodist Church and volunteer with United Methodist Family Services' Camp Rainbow. God blessed Mary with a spirit of gentleness, grace and loving kindness that witnessed to her deep devotion to Jesus Christ. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Noon at Trinity United Methodist Church in Richmond, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to The Trinity Foundation, Neff Outreach Fund, Trinity United Methodist Church, 903 Forest Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23229. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths