Kenneth Earle Neese, Jr. died at home on Friday, May 15, 2020.  He was born in 1930 to Kenneth E. Neese and Gertrude Dick Neese.  He attended UNC-Chapel Hill and worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.  He was a faithful member of Chestnut Street United Methodist Church and an avid fisherman.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant son, Tommy, and a sister, Nancy Neese Bragg.

His survivors are wife, Ann; sons: Kenneth III (Jane) and John; grandchildren: Thomas, Annie, Johnny, and Rachel Jones (Jeffery); and great-grandson, Aven.

Memorials may be made to: Chestnut Street United Methodist Church, 200 East 8 ^th Street, Lumberton, NC 28358.