John Henry Neff
Dr. John Henry Neff, Jr. (1887-1938) was included in one of the series of articles titled Charlottesville Personalities as published by The Daily Progress in the 1930's.
Neff was born to Dr. John Henry Neff (1843-1912) and Brownie Mitchell Morrison Neff (1858-1913) on September 12, 1887. Neff was married to Louise Fitzgerald Neff (1887–1964). He had a son also named John Henry Neff who passed in WW2 in 1943.[1] The University of Virginia hospital physician was reported missing on November 8, 1938 after he failed to re-appear to meet relatives after he drove a relative to Woodbury Forrest. [2]
Career
He worked as a Urologist as a medical faculty at the University of Virginia. [3]
Disappearance and Death
He was reported missing on Tuesday, November 8, 1938. 400 people helped search for his body. His body was found in Payne's Lake on November 9, 1938. 14 miles east of Charlottesville. Officers including attorney W. H. Hannah found footprints from his car leading to the lake with his belongings left neatly near the lake. He left a letters to his wife and the UVA president Dr. John Lloyd Newcomb.[3] It was concluded his death was a suicide performed by drowning.
John Henry Neff, MD died on November 8, 1938 (aged 51), burial was at the University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium.
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- ↑ Web. 68 Men From City, County Have Given Lives In Action, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, 1 Jan 1945, retrieved 29 Jul 2026.
- ↑ https://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2756133/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2756134/4805.5/1007/3/1/0
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Web. Prominent University Man's Body Found in Lake, Recorder, 11 Nov 1938