Neice, Swanston Harvey

Swanston Harvey Neice, 90, of Westwood Medical Park, formerly of Pocahontas, Va., died on Monday, July 19, 2010, at Westwood Medical Center Bluefield, Va. Born in Pembroke, Va., he was the son of the late Frank R. Neice and Sophia Jones Neice. He was a member of Deliverance Temple Church. He served proudly in the United States Navy and was a World War II Veteran. He was retired from Double Cola of Falls Mills, Va. He was the last surviving member of his family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, William Neice, Willard Neice, and Winford Neice; sisters, Edna Carter, Hazel Hilton, and Fannie Martin; and niece, Virginia Keifer. Survivors include his loving and devoted wife of 69 years, Edna Neice, of Westwood Health Care, Bluefield, Va.; daughter, Judy Jennings, of Frankfort Ky.; son, Ronald G. Neice and wife, Linda, of Bluefield W.Va.; five grandchildren, Jene Jennings Thorpe and husband, Londal, of Orlando, Fla., Joel Jennings, of Frankfort, Ky., Frank Neice and wife, Ann, of Bluefield, W.Va., Wesley Neice and wife, Sherry, of Bluewell, W.Va., and Heather Brummett and husband, Randy, of Bluefield, W.Va.; several nieces and nephews; along with many wonderful caregivers and friends at Westwood Health Care Center. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2010, at the Rodriguez Funeral Home in Pocahontas, Va., with Pastors William Davis and David Kirby officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, Va. Friends may call on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Rodriguez Funeral Home in Pocahontas, Va. Pallbearers are Joel Jennings, Randy Brummett, Conley Goins, Freddy Kirby, Randy Brown, and Thomas Rider; and honorary pallbearer, Henry (Hank) Wolfe. Military Rites will be conducted by Pocahontas American Legion #14 and VFW #9696 of Bluefield, Va. For more information or to have the funeral home pass along your condolences, please visit www.RodriguezFuneral.com