September 28, 2024, 88, Goldsboro –
Nancy Anne Thomas McNeill, 88, passed away on Saturday evening at The Ridge in Pikeville. Nancy was born in Anson County, NC to the late Lee Olyn Thomas and Vera Mae High Thomas on March 27, 1936.
Nancy grew up in Anson County and went to Polkton High School where she was a star basketball player. She lived there until she captured the heart of John McNeill. The following twenty years were spent traveling due to John’s military service in the air force. They eventually retired to Goldsboro, NC with their three children. She and John, along with her brother Ray Thomas, built a successful business selling televisions and appliances at Adamsville TV.
She was an avid baseball fan, bowler, and crafter. When not at home making scrapbooks for her various grandchildren, she enjoyed traveling across the country and has proudly visited all 50 states. She particularly enjoyed hosting family gatherings at her home and was happiest when surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Nancy was deeply dedicated to her church and church family. She was a member of New Hope Church in Goldsboro for over 50 years, serving in a variety of roles including choir member, Girl Scout troop leader, Sunday School teacher, and various church committees.
The family will receive friends at New Hope Church at 11:00 am, Tuesday, Oct 1, to be followed by a service at 12:00 pm in the sanctuary with Rev. Stephen M. Wellman officiating.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Joe Thomas, sister Irma Dunn, and brother Ray Thomas. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, John Worth McNeill; brother, Robert Thomas of Goldsboro; daughter, Anne McNeill Kosuda and husband, Joseph of Goldsboro; sons, Robert Bruce McNeill and wife, Jean of Dudley; Gary Worth McNeill and wife, Kathy of Timmonsville, SC; grandchildren, Amber Lynn McNeill Lee and husband, Andy of Timmonsville, SC; Matthew McNeill and wife, Sarah, of Winston-Salem; Kelli Kosuda Tingen and husband, Larry of Goldsboro; Kaitlyn Kosuda Dean and husband, Brandon of Goldsboro; and great-grandchildren, Alice Tingen, Peter Tingen, and Jackson Dean on the way.
The family would like to thank the staff and leadership of The Ridge in Pikeville for their loving care of their mother, as well as Anselma Cisneros and Olivia Padilla, her personal caregivers who loved and cared for her with Christian compassion.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be given in her memory to New Hope Church Music Fund, 200 E. New Hope Road, Goldsboro, NC 27534.
Services are entrusted to Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
