Flint Guy Neely

Flint Guy Neely was born on September 9, 1978 and went home with Jesus June 6, 2026 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, WA. At age 4, he and his family moved from Wenatchee to East Wenatchee. He grew up on a Small Farm with his parents, John “Mack” & Christee Neely, and sister Faith. Flint attended Grant Elementary, Sterling Middle School, and graduated from Eastmont High School in 1997. Flint had a great love and appreciation for the great outdoors throughout his life. In his younger years, he enjoyed building forts and helping his dad in the garage. As he got older, he enjoyed exploring the wilderness and his environment around him. When Flint was 11 years old, he and his dad took a Trapping class from Bo Breeden. He continued to learn and trap for orchardists and had a nuisance control operator's license from the State of Washington. As an adult, he was happy to share his gift and knowledge with anyone & everyone who wanted to learn how to trap. In middle school, he did a class report about the “mountain men”. He was able to bring his muzzle loader, traps, and furs to school to share with the other students and the teacher. They all enjoyed his report. He soon became known as “Trapper Flint.” Flint had a range of teenage interests & talents, including bull riding, received medals for marksmanship and hunting deer with his dad. After Flint graduated from high school, he enlisted in the US Army for three years. He served a year overseas in South Korea and then was stationed at Fort Lewis for one year. He was an M1 Abrams tank mechanic. It was here he developed a close friendship with his Sargent Dan Trammel. They remain close friends and kept in touch throughout his life. While working as a welder, he met the love of his life, Carina Nicole Gifford. They were married on Feb 21, 2009. Through this union, he gained a 3-year-old bonus daughter, Ivy Ann. Three years later hey welcomed twin girls into their family, Grace Jean & Violet Pauline. Throughout their marriage, they took their family on many adventures. They enjoyed camping, mushroom hunting, kayaking, fishing, going on drives in the mountains, and playing in the rivers. He loved chopping wood and building campfires. Their favorite place to be was Conconully. Flint loved teaching his girls about the great outdoors. When it came to gardening, they made a great team. Between the two of them, they loved digging their hands in the dirt & toes in the grass. Flint was always canning Carina’s creations along with his tomatoes & green beans. Flint worked for the Public Works department for the City of Wenatchee. In the last few years, they called him “Sweeper Boss” as he loved being by himself sweeping the city. Through his quiet, mind-his-own-business, get-the-job-done personality, they became more than just coworkers. He gained good friends who loved him and respected him so much that they would step in and help when Flint was sick and couldn’t work, and are willing to help his family should they need help in his absence. Flint fought stage four colon cancer for three years. He traveled back and forth to City of Hope in Arizona. The weeks that he was home, he would work, and then he would turn around and go get more chemo (he called it juiced up). He did this for the better part of the last three years. Somehow, he managed to work all the way up to the end. Through his travels, he met people who touched his life, and I know he touched theirs in return. He always came home with a story about somebody he met who had quite a situation going on themselves. All Flint wanted was to make sure his family was taken care of in his absence, even if it meant doing things he didn’t want or feel like doing. He was a man who always put others' needs before his own. He was and is respected, loved, and missed. Flint is preceded in death by his grandparents, Jack & Jeanine Merchant, Jim & “Granny Jean” Neely, and cousin Ashley Barnes. He is survived by His Wife, Carina. Daughters Ivy, Grace, and Violet. Parents Mack & Christee Neely, In-laws Paula & LeRoy Gifford. Sister Faith Neely, Brother-in-Law Cody Gifford. Nephew Corey Scott, Nieces Mackenzie Scott, Alora & Bailey Gifford. A lot of Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. Please join us on Saturday, June 13, 2026, to celebrate his short life at 10 am at Mid Valley Baptist Church, Dryden. Finger food to follow. 1:30 pm graveside with Honors at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, East Wenatchee, WA. Please come with a written story, memory or message about Flint to add to a keepsake memory box for Carina & the girls to read & share as they work to keep Flint's memory & character alive. For those who would like to donate, two options are available. Donations in Flint's honor to City of Hope Cancer Center https://ourhope.cityofhope.org/give/286522/#!/donation/checkout *please specify: In Honor of Flint Neely supporting colorectal cancer research/treatment* GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/0b21374df Arrangements by Jones & Jones - Betts Funeral Home, Wenatchee.

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Flint Guy Neely

September 9, 1978 - June 6, 2026