McNeely, Samantha Michelle GILMER -- Private memorial services for Samantha Michelle McNeely, 22, of Gilmer, will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Samantha passed away Saturday, June 10, 2006, in Gilmer. Samantha was born February 16, 1984, in Longview, to Otis Earl McNeely and Claudia Ann Wheat McNeely. Samantha is survived by her father and step-mother, Otis McNeely and Sabrina Neckel; mother and step-father, Claudia McNeely and Michael Shirley; brother, Christopher McNeely; and nurses and caregivers, Cheryl Grimmett, Pat Knapps, Christy Carter, Jennifer Shaw, and Sissy Walker. A memorial trust has been set up at Austin Bank in Gilmer. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 6/13/2006. ----------------- McNeely, Samantha Michelle GILMER -- Memorial services for Samantha Michelle McNeely, 22, of Gilmer, will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 8, 2006, at Pritchett Community Center, with the Rev. Jacque Boyd officiating. Interment will be in Sand Hill Cemetery. Cremation arrangements are by Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home of Gilmer. Ms. McNeely was born February 16, 1984, in Longview, and she died June 10, 2006, in Gilmer. Survivors include her mother, Claudia McNeely Shirley; father, Otis McNeely; and brother, Christopher McNeely. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 7/6/2006.