Ernest F. McNeely-age 79 of Sparta, formerly of Seymour, passed away Friday, July 3, 2026 at NHC HealthCare Sparta. He was a member of Copper Ridge Baptist Church, Powell. Ernest had been a delivery driver for Wade’s Bakery. Preceded in death by his parents, Emmit and Lou Ella (Taylor) McNeely; brother, Robert McNeely; niece, Rebecca Lee Anderson.

He is survived by his sister, Carolyn Turner; sister-in-law, Barbara McNeely; nieces and nephews, Robert McNeely, Jr., and wife Desirae, John Anderson and wife, Kathy.

Burial in Newt Cook Cemetery, Maynardville. Arrangements by Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Maynardville.