Edward R. Neff, 57, of Lecanto died Monday, March 6, 2000, at his home. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, the first son of Edward Leroy and Martha (Cummings) Neff. Mr. Neff was a resident of Citrus County for more than 10 years. He owned and operated Palm Terrace Village, a Senior Living Community. He graduated from Canfield High School in 1961 and attended Bowling Green State University. He served in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va. He moved to Miami and worked for 17 years for First Federal Savings and Loan, where he became president of Amerifirst Mortgage Corp. He was a founder and president of QuicDocs, the first mortgage document preparation company in the state of Florida. He was a member of the Young/Lakemen Life Group; the Dr. Jay Newcomer Discipleship Group of the church; Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church, Crystal River. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam war. He was brother of the late Mr. Gary Reed Neff. Surviving are his wife of 16 years, Cheryl Sakai Neff of Lecanto; son, Michael Neff of Tallahassee; daughter, Sharon Neff of Littleton, Colo.; parents, Edward and Martha Neff of Phoenix, Ariz.; brother, William Bruce Neff of Canfield, Ohio; and sister, Nancy Jo Neff of Phoenix, Ariz. Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness.