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Willie Lee McMeans

Willie McMeans Obituary

June 7, 2002. Age 86. Beloved husband of Ann (Nelson) McMeans; dear father of Bettye Ruth Fling, Cecile Fitzgerald, Carolyn Adams, Joseph Johnson III, Ronald Johnson, JoAnn B. Cole, Cranston Kelly and the late Willie McMeans Jr. and Paul Nelson Johnson; grandfather of 18 grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren; brother of Lola Cooper of Hartford, CT and J.C. McMeans of Bessemer, AL and the late Gladys Davis, Charlie and Warren McMeans; also survived by many nieces and nephews. The family will be present to receive friends Thursday 11:00 AM-12:00 PM at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 26 Brunswick Blvd., Buffalo, where funeral services will follow at 12 noon. Friends invited. Arrangements by SAUER-LYNETT-AMIGONE FUNERAL HOME.

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Published by Buffalo News on Jun. 11, 2002.

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