Edith Mae Meadows

JOHNSVILLE: Edith M. Meadows, 78, formerly of Fredericktown, died Friday, March 28, 2008 in MedCentral Hospital Shelby, following a long illness.

She was born January 28, 1930 in Russell County, Virginia to Ellis and Artie (Corns) Compton and came to the Mansfield area in 1951.

Edith married Robert James Keen and when he died in 1955, at an early age, she was left to raise her children on her own. She then married Hobart J. Meadows who also preceded her in death in 1977.

A woman of strong faith and conviction, Edith was a member of North Woodbury Freewill Baptist Church. You could count on Edith to be the first one there at every function, to open the doors and have things ready. She enjoyed revival services and gospel sings.

She was an avid quilter, having set a record of completing 100 quilts in a single year.

A devoted mother and grandmother, Edith is survived by her children and their spouses Carol and Woody Bailey, Wanda Wyss and Roscoe Brickey all of Marion, Glenn Keen of Long Beach, CA and Sonja and Michael Hoffer of Bellville; two stepsons Hobart Grant and Dee Meadows and Oliver Lee Meadows all of Mansfield; four grandchildren Heather and Shane Triplett of Marion, Michael Hoffer, II of Columbus, and Adam and Karly Hoffer of Bellville; three great grandchildren Coral, Crystal and Kendra Triplett; a brother and sister-in-law Roy and Charlotte Compton of Mansfield; three sisters Eunice Vance, Helen Arbutus Wolfe and Evelyn Sesco all of Mansfield; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, a sister Gladys Bolding, and four brothers-in-law Hershel Keen, Golden Vance, Allen Wolfe, and Bob Sesco.

The family will receive friends Sunday, March 30, 2008 from 2-5 p.m. in the Lexington Avenue Snyder Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in North Woodbury Freewill Baptist Church, 6186 State Route 314, North Woodbury. Pastors Roger Fletcher, Jimmy Thompson, and Rob Ratcliff will officiate. Burial will follow in Shauck Cemetery.

Memorial contributions to North Woodbury Freewill Baptist Church, or the Alzheimer’s Association may be made at the funeral home.