Clarence Royce Neely, 81, of Smithville died Tuesday morning, Jan. 12, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was born Nov. 11, 1934 to his parents, the late Wallace Neely and Elsie Patton Neely Bell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Thelma Cope, Christine Cantrell and Dorothy Jean Adcock; two great-grandchildren, Peanut Scott and Jeffrey Pasley.