Marvin Weaver “Buddy” McNeill Jr., 62, of Aberdeen, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, in Southside Missionary Baptist Church in Aberdeen with the Rev. Roland Reynolds and the Rev. David Pietz officiating. Interment will follow at West End Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Moore County, Buddy was born Jan. 20. 1948, to the late Marvin W. and Nannie White McNeill. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a subcontractor in construction. He was a devoted and faithful member and worker of Southside Missionary Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Peggy G. McNeill; three sons, Ricky E. McNeill and Chris McNeill, both of Carthage, and Daniel A. McNeill, of Vass; a daughter, Melissa M. Carroll, of Vass; three brothers, Mitchell McNeill, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Mike McNeill and Jimmy McNeill, both of Carthage; two sisters, Margaret Atkins and Jessie Williams, both of Carthage; father-in-law, the Rev. Paul Garretson, of Aberdeen; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Southside Missionary Baptist Church