She was born December 15th, 1938 in Cascilla, to Charles Marion and Hallie Pearl Burns Avent.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Marvin Neese; daughter Sue Ann Croft, and a great grandson, Jerry Lee Whitaker Smith.

Survivors include: daughters, Debbie (Tim) James of Pittsburg, MO, Betty Lou (Jim) Whitaker of Grenada; sons, Charles Sapp and Curtis (Marcia) Sapp of Leflore; five stepchildren; sister, Faye Ingram of Grenada; three nieces, one nephew; ten grandchildren, Shannon James of McCarley, Dessie (Danny) Darnell of El Dorado Springs, MO, Jennifer James of Springfield, MO, Patrick (Emily) James of Boynton Beach, FL, Amanda (Jonathan) Holt of Coila, Robert (Sara) Sapp and Michael Sapp of Leflore; Wesley Whitaker, Keith Whitaker, and Karron Whitaker of Grenada; Billy and Alisha Thomas; and Cody Brown of Greenville; 10 great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; and a host of family and friends, and a beloved caregiver, Anjelica Harmon of Coila.