Geraldine D. Mc Neely

Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2009 in the Delhomme Chapel if the Flowers for Geraldine D. 'Gerrie' McNeely, 76, who died at 12:52 p.m., Wednesday September 16, 2009 at the Jennings Guest House. The Reverend Perry R. Sanders will conduct the memorial service and musical selections will be provided by Mrs. Beryl Wade. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Geraldine requested she be cremated and that her brain be donated to further Alzheimer's research. A native of Texas, Mrs. McNeely was the daughter of the late Harry Isadore Dunlap and the late Lottie Irene Kvasnika Dunlap. She was a graduate of Bay City High School in Bay City, Texas. A resident of Lafayette for over 40 years, Mrs. McNeely was Vice-President and later President and CEO of M & M Packers, Inc. and also part of the Wal-Mart Corporation. She was a homemaker, avid gardener, sportsman, artist, and former Cub and Girl Scout Leader. Gerrie was known as 'Peaches' to her caregivers at the Jennings Guest House where she has resided since 2001. Mrs. McNeely is survived by two daughters, Patricia 'Patti Kay' McNeely of Mermentau Cove and Crystal McNeely Guidroz of Youngsville; three sons, Michael Wayne McNeely of Parks, Loren Thomas McNeely and James Dale McNeely both of Youngsville; one sister, Lottie Jo Hermes of Pleasanton, TX; one brother Harry Eugene Dunlap of Newport Richey, FL; eight grandchildren, Thomas McNeely, Brooke McNeely, Spencer McNeely, Lorenzo 'LA' McNeely, Kristine McNeely, Connor McNeely, Morgan McNeely, and Chloe' Guidroz. Mrs. McNeely is predeceased in death by her husband Donald D. McNeely of Lafayette, her parents Harry and Lottie Dunlap of Woodville, Texas, and her twin brother Gerald Dunlap of Galveston, TX. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Peaches' Angels: Mary Mayfield, Tammy Portier, Vickie Roach, Angel LeJeune, Michelle Simon, Joe Zeno, Ashley McDowell, Terry Perossier, Tracey Baptiste, Yolanda Brown, and Carol Perry. The family request that in lieu of flowers donations be made to a memorial fund that has been established in her memory to assist the Jennings Guest House in continuing their very special care. We ask donations be made to the 'Geraldine D. McNeely Memorial Fund' at Jeff Davis Bank in Jennings, LA (337.824.3424). Personal condolences may be sent to the McNeely family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA, is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Geraldine D. Mc Neely

November 3, 1932 - September 16, 2009