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Ladonna Rose Meadows, 78, of Beckley, WV, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025.
Born April 3, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Jospeh and Rose Lilly McAlpine.
Ladonna was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was of the Pentecostal faith.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Emmitt Meadows, Jr.; Great grandson, Jacob Lilly; brother, Roger McAlpine and sister, Glenna Stover.
Ladonna is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Lilly and husband William of Beckley, WV; grandchildren, Ashley Dickens and Emmitt Lilly of Beckley, WV and William Lilly of Jumping Branch, WV; great grandson, Carson Lilly of Jumping Branch, WV; sisters, Judy Richards of Prosperity, WV, Nancy Bolen of Coal City, WV and a brother, Bob McAlpine of Speedway, WV.
Services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2025 in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Vondie L. Cook, II officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit with the family one hour prior to the service.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
800 S Oakwood Ave, Beckley, WV 25801

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