Duane Eugene Neely, 77, of Seminole Circle, Mt. Hope, formerly of Princeton, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born. July 21. 1946, in Princeton, he was the son of the late Earnest Eugene Neely and Dorothy Mae Manning Neely Clark. Duane was a Princeton High School graduate, Concord College and received his BS and Masters' from Virginia Tech. He retired as a Network Consultant designing IT systems for the WV Supreme Court and for all Circuit Courts in the State of WV. Duane was also a Computer Technology Teacher. He was recently confirmed into the Catholic Church at Saint Peter & Paul in Oak Hill WV in April of 2023.  He enjoyed WV history, anything having to do with the Virginia Tech Hokies of which he had many fond memories while attending school there. Also, he enjoyed genealogy and learning about Ireland where his family migrated from and trying new adventures (he wasn't one to say no to an idea or suggestion from someone, so my mother tells me, and this may have gotten him into hot water on a few occasions). In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Mary Sharon Level Neely. Left to cherish his memory are his sister, Sharon Cheek; Niece, Teresa S. Hogge. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. from the Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory on Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor C.T. Lilly, III officiating. Friends may visit with family from 10:00 A.M. until the service hour at the funeral home. Inurnment will follow in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Organ Cave, WV. The family has requested in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Duane's memory to: The American Cancer Society, 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE, 3rd Floor, Charleston, WV  25314. Online condolences may be shared with the family via www.memorialfd.com . The Neely family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton.