Percy W. Meador

Percy W. (Pete) Meador, 91, of Wirtz, Va., died on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at his residence. He was born on July 28, 1918, a son of the late William and Hattie Caffey Meador. He was retired from U.S. Steel (Virginia Bridge Division) with 30 years service. A United States Navy Veteran of World War II, he served on the USS St. Paul (Destroyer Ship). Mr. Meador was a member of Burnt Chimney United Methodist Church and was an avid gardener. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather who loved his family deeply. Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Virginia E. Meador; children, Gloria Scott and husband, Frankie, Donald Meador and friend, Lois, Sue Taylor Etter and husband, Michael, Percy Meador, Steven Meador, Kenneth Meador and wife, Debbie, Penny Prillaman and husband, Eddie, and Rodney Meador and wife, Mandy; 15 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; two greatgreat-grandchildren; and two brothers and sisters-in-law, Claude and Dee Meador, and Raymond and Claudine Meador, both of Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2009, from Burnt Chimney United Methodist Church with the Rev. Burton White officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park with Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of choice. His family will be receiving friends from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2009, at Flora Funeral Service, exclusive provider for "Veterans & Family Memorial Care," Rocky Mount, Va. www.florafuneralservice.com