Doug Neely

born on May 17, 1952, in Magnolia, Arkansas, to Leo and Mary Sue Neely. Doug

was predeceased by both his parents and his sister, Susan.

In 1988, Doug met his true love, Sheri. Theirs was a real love story filled with a

lifetime of joy and great friendship. Doug is survived by Sheri, and their six

children: Amy Martin and her fiancé, John Goodson, and Amy’s children, Lupita,

Festus and Carolina; Kari Neely and her daughter, Nico; Mark Scholtes and his

wife, Emily, and Mark’s children Emma, Max and Sam; Brad Neely and his wife,

Laurie, and their daughter, Hannah; Jeff Scholtes and his wife, Erin, and their

children, Gavin and Les; and Phillip Scholtes and his wife, Amy, and their children

Graham and Glover. Doug is also survived by his brother, Ronnie Neely, and his

nephew, Philip Neely.

Doug graduated from Southside High School in 1970. During high school, he was

named to all-state football, basketball, and track and field teams. He earned the

Western Division record of the Class AAA in the long jump as well as the pole

vault. After high school, Doug attended Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia

and played football for the Muleriders. Following in his father’s footsteps, Doug

started a career in the Oil & Gas industry in Fort Smith. In 1990, Doug started

L&S Supply, Inc., which began in his and Sheri’s garage. Today L&S is one of the

leading oilfield service companies in the region built on Doug’s signature motto

“Where Service Comes First!!!”

Doug was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish, especially near his

family’s homeplace in Warren, Arkansas. In 1988, Doug and Sheri began building

their own cabin in Warren. Since then, generations of family and friends gathered

and continued to work towards something he’d ultimately call “neater than all get

out.” Doug and Sheri loved living the “Salt Life” at the beach and preparing bottles

of his famous BBQ sauce recipe “Sorry Bastard.”

Most of all Doug loved fun, bonfires, food, drink and fellowship with his family

and friends. Doug and Sheri spent a lifetime playing at their beloved cabin in

Warren, spending many an evening sitting by the fire with his pallbearers: Claude

(Quick) Spain, Kenny Hall, Mike Butler, Philip Wakefield, Terry Davis and Carl

Brown. Honorary pallbearers are his sons Brad Neely, Mark Scholtes, Jeff Scholtes

and Phillip Scholtes, the SAU Muleriders and all his many oilfield friends.

While Doug will be remembered for his Southern turn of phrase, as a trustworthy

friend, a businessman with a quick mind and quick wit, a loving husband and father, and an all-around “heck of a guy;” Doug would want to be remembered as

the “Best Sorry Bastard.”

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Cancer

Society.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, January 6th at Oak

Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas, under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.