Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJun 24, 1932, Perry, Wyoming County, New York261, Mr Richard Sneed
DeathApr 27, 2022, Alamance County, North Carolina261, Mr Richard Sneed
BurialSaint Marks Church Cemetery, 1230 St. Mark’s Church Road, Elon, North Carolina261, Perry, New York
FlagsUS Army
Obituary Online notes for Richard Clyde SNEED Jr.
4/29/2022

Mr Richard Sneed

June 24, 1932 ~ April 27, 2022 (age 89)

Richard Sneed, 89, of Burlington passed away at his residence on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

A native of Perry, NY, he was the husband of Eva Sneed, who survives and the son of Richard Clyde Sneed, Sr. and Irene Elizabeth Martin Sneed, both deceased. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving as a CBR Specialist during the Korean Conflict. He always wanted to attend a military academy but was sent to Korea, Iwo Jima, and CBR School in Japan. Mr. Sneed graduated from Elon College and was a computer specialist for Western Electric and later AT&T. He was a member of the American Legion, the VFW in Gibsonville, and the Elon College Exchange Club. He was also a member of the First United Methodist Church of Elon.

In addition to his wife of their home, survivors include two sisters-in-law, JoAnn Whitesell and husband Jack and Peggy Cooper; niece, Jan Whitesell; and nephew, Jeffrey Sneed Whitesell. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ellington, brother, Raymond Thomas Sneed; and mother-in-law, Mamie Brannock.

A memorial service will be conducted at the First United Methodist Church of Elon on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. by Rev. David Franks and Rev. Kellie Gallagher with the family receiving friends from 12:45 until 1:45 p.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow at St. Mark’s Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gibsonville VFW, 432 Boonwood-Timbergate Drive, Gibsonville, NC 27249 or the First United Methodist Church of Elon, 1630 Westbrook Avenue, Elon, NC 27244.
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