Gordon Frederick Meacham

Services for Gordon Frederick (Kelly) Meacham, 90, of Apalachicola will be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Allen & Allen Funeral Home Chapel in Thomasville, GA. Interment will be held at 3:00 pm, Wednesday at the Apalachicola City Cemetery in Apalachicola, FL. Pastor Terry Bernard will officiate. Mr. Meacham passed away November 18 at Southern Pines. Born November 9, 1922 in Port Allegany, PA, he was the son of the late Victor Meacham and Frances Cady Meacham. For 59 years he was married to Jewel Cooley Meacham of Beaumont, TX who survives. He was a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army with 23 years of service including World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. As an Army officer he directed aircraft operations of up to 120 military personnel. Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Meacham began flying for the Army Air Corp in fixed wing aircraft before training on every rotary aircraft the US Army flew. He was decorated with the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Army Aviator Badge. CWO Meacham was given the second highest Army Aviation Honor for flying over 25 combat missions in Vietnam. He continued to work for the government as a flight instructor with the Civil Service and later with the Department of Veterans Service. He received a bachelor's degree in Social Studies and Business Administration in 1976. Other survivors include his children, Larry Cady and wife Vickie of Missouri, Marylou Erway and husband Gordon of Pennsylvania, Barry James Meacham and wife Marty of Kentucky, (Ron) Ronald F. Meacham and Monica Buengener of Germany, Kathleen Meacham Perdue and husband Tommy of Georgia and Faye Meacham Gibson and husband Murray of Massachusetts; 18 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 5 great great‐grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Leonard Meacham, Eugene Meacham, (Bill) William Meacham, Barry Meacham and Dale Meacham. Friends and family may sign the online guest register at www.allenfh.com