David Charles Neaville

David Charles Neaville, was born in Akron, Ohio on June 8th, 1952 to Charles and Ella Vivian Sutherland Neaville. He passed away peacefully and surrounded by love on April 2nd, 2021. He was a resident of Akron until moving to Asheville, North Carolina in 2002. He was a 1970 graduate of Kenmore High School and subsequently earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the University of Akron. David worked in information technology, beginning at Babcock & Wilcox in Barberton, Ohio and ending his career at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, North Carolina. But his life-long passion; his answer to the question “what do you do for a living?” was anything related to the art and science of film and photography.

David was creative, generous and engaging, and curious about all manner of things like retro modern design, cinema—especially foreign films, philosophy and the study of what makes us human. He was a true-blue child of the industrial north and loved exploring and capturing the images of his hometown He had a sweet and kind heart and a wicked sense of humour. He was always asking questions about you in a way that both showed he cared and prodded you to think. Nothing was so serious that a shot of his infectious laughter couldn’t heal.

David is survived by his son, Brian Neaville, his sister, Diane (Edward) Oskins, his cousin zen (Helen) Sutherland, his nephews Zachary and Zane Oskins and his many dear friends.

Family and friends will gather to celebrate his life from 3:00-5:00 PM on Saturday, April 17 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian in Arden. Attendance is limited to 50 at any given time and face coverings are required.

Interment will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Akron, Ohio in October 2021.

Donations may be made in his memory to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Love you and like you both, David. Always.