Wanda June Meadows

Wanda June Whitt Meadows returned to stardust on February 19th, 2025, with her husband, Jennetto (Pat) Meadows. She laid with her husband, Pat, and they both gained their wings as planned. They leave behind a daughter, Jennetta Patrice (JP) Meadows, a school psychologist at the Ohio State School for the Blind in Columbus, OH, along with many family members and friends.

Wand and Pat will be buried beside each other at the Western Carolina University Forensic Anthropology’s body farm, the FOREST. In 3-4 years, they will be dug up to be studied by students. Their bones will be cleaned, sanitized, and stored in the John A. Williams Documented Human Skeletal Collection (JAW Collection), one of the few skeletal collections in the world. Not only will they further the education of forensic anthropology students at WCU, but the JAW collection will allow other institutions and researchers to borrow the skeletal remains for study. Wanda and Pat will live and serve humanity for many decades to come.

In place of memorial services and flowers, please see below to donate to the WCU FOREST or OSSB:

The current funding link for the FOREST is https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/38240/donations/new?a=6913684. To donate directly to the program, select "Other" in the Designation and type "Forensic Anthropology Advancement Fund." 

Please see the information below if you would like to donate to the Ohio State School for the Blind: 

Contact our Parent Mentor, Lauri Kaplan, at lkaplan@ossb.oh.gov .