John H. Neeley and Irene N. Neeley General Agriculture Scholarship

Mr. John H. Neeley established this scholarship shortly before his death in 1989. After his death, the scholarship was named in memory of Mr. Neeley and his wife, who died in 1980.

Mr. Neeley was a farmer and large-acreage landowner in Poinsett County. From 1932 to 1962, Mr. Neeley operated a J.I. Case Equipment dealership in Waldenburg, AR, with his father W.K. Neeley. He was a Mason and an Elk, was a member of the Board of Directors of Jonesboro Grain Drying for more than 25 years, and received awards for his conservation efforts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Soil Conservation Service, now known as the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Mrs. Neeley was very active in her husband’s farming operation, and served 17 years as a bookkeeper with the Stuck Lumber Company.