Charles "Dad" Neece, 71, passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at home surrounded by his loving family. Service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Serenity Funerals & Cremations. Interment: private. Survivors: He leaves to cherish his memories his loving wife, Julia; children, Mary Castro (Efrain), Trinidad Castro and Helen Gonzales; sisters, Beckie Fuller, Betty Gartman (Dois) and Alice Jones; brothers, Donald W. Neece and Virgel L. Neece; grandchildren, Victor, David, Martin, Ben, Sasha, Leonardo, Rosa and Francisco; great-grandchildren, Jasmine, Alfredo, Xavier, Nathaniel and Amarion; and a host of other relatives and friends.