Background
McNeil, Samuel Peery was born on June 18, 1911 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States. Son of Harvey George Peery and Ella Octave (Gillispie) McNeil.
McNeil, Samuel Peery was born on June 18, 1911 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States. Son of Harvey George Peery and Ella Octave (Gillispie) McNeil.
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Institute and State University, 1932.
Sales representative Smith-Douglass Company, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia, 1933-1938. Vice president, sales manager Nicholas Fertilizer Corp, 1939-1941. Owner, chairman M. and M. Brokerage Company, Roanoke, Virginia, from 1946, also board directors.
Chairman Roanoke City School Board, 1970-1976. President Blue Ridge Educational television Association, Roanoke, since 1966. Chairman Western Virginia chapter Fellowship Christian Athletes, Roanoke, since 1960.
Served to major United States Army, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member of Rotary (president 1965-1966).
Married Ruby Velma Mattox, January 2, 1942. Children: Marsha McNeil Combs, Samuel P. Junior.