 1918 - 2006 (87 years)
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| Name |
Jesse Cleveland Meadows [1, 2, 3] |
| Title |
Doctor |
| Suffix |
Jr |
| Birth |
14 Jul 1918 |
Normantown, Toombs, Georgia, USA  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| SSN issued |
Bef 1951 |
Georgia, USA [3] |
| Social Security Number |
257-14-4855 [3] |
| Death |
10 May 2006 |
Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA [2, 3] |
- Jesse Meadows: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
LaGrange Daily News (GA) - May 11, 2006
Deceased Name: Jesse Meadows
Dr. Jesse Cleveland Meadows, Jr, age 87, of Auburn, Alabama, died May 10, 2006 at the Bethany House Hospice in Auburn, Alabama.
Dr. Meadows was born in Vidalia, Georgia, the son of J.C. and Florence Wilkes Meadows. He was educated in the Vidalia Public Schools. He attended Middle Georgia College graduated from Piedmont College.. Further education during his early military career included Harvard University and University of Minnesota.
Dr. Meadows received his medical degree from Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. He served his country during World War II and the Korean conflict, and finished his career in the military in the Medical Corp at Martin Army Hospital at Ft Benning, GA. Dr. Meadows then moved his family to the Auburn, Opelika area where he remained until his death.
Dr. Jake, as he was affectionally known, established his medical practice in internal medicine in 1952. A dedicated physician who served five generations in the area was known as a compassionate, loving and gentle man. He loved his patients and his practice of medicine as well as the medical community and the community in which he lived. He was an intregal part of the early development of what became the East Alabama Medical Center and served as its Chief of Staff. Dr. Meadows served as Elder at First Presbyterian Church and later at the First United Methodist Church. He enjoyed a close relationship with the EAMC until his death. Part of his love and devotion to the community was shown through his over fifty years of service with Opelika Rotary Club. He received numerous awards from the community as well as the Rotary Club to include the Paul Harris Fellow award. He was a Adjunct Professor at Auburn University and an active member and participant in the American Red Cross.
Dr. Meadows was preceded in death by his devoted wife Ethel Thompson Meadows, two infant sons and a third son, Thomas Cleveland Meadows. He is survived two sisters Christine Meadows Taylor of LaGrange, and Julia Meadows Frerichs of Beatrice, Nebraska and by four sons and their wives; James Jerome Meadows and his wife Alice of Phenix City, Alabama; John Malcolm Meadows and his wife Vivian of Hoover, Alabama; Robert Wilkes Meadows and his wife Anita of Cartersville, Ga, and William Thompson Meadows and his wife Tamara of Auburn, Alabama. Dr, Jake also had seven grandsons, one grand daughter, and several nieces and nephews. He is remembered by numerous close friends and a devoted nurse and family friend Carol Mills.
The celebration of life and work of Dr. Meadows will be observed at the First United Methodist Church of Opelika, Alabama Friday May 12, 2006 at 3PM CST. The family will receive friends at Fredericks Funeral Home on Thursday May 11, 2006 from between the hours of 6pm and 8pm CST.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Opelika Rotary Club P.O. Box 2013 Opelika, Ala., 36803, at Dr. Jake's request. After the service on Friday, the family will receive guests at the home of granddaughter Laura Meadows Terrell, 1462 Bedrock Drive, Auburn, Ala.
Frederick's Funeral Home in Opelika, Ala., is in charge of arrangements.
Page: 002
Copyright, 2006, LaGrange Daily News (GA)
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| Burial |
Garden Hills Cemetery, Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA [2] |
| Person ID |
I22717 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
Jesse Cleveland Meadows, b. 30 Jan 1884, Johnson, Georgia, USA d. 5 Dec 1977, La Grange, Troup, Georgia, USA (Age 93 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Florence Mary Wilkes, b. 22 Jul 1888, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA d. 25 Jan 1974, La Grange, Troup, Georgia, USA (Age 85 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
18 Aug 1915 |
Blair, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA [4] |
| Family ID |
F7129 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Birth - 14 Jul 1918 - Normantown, Toombs, Georgia, USA |
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 | SSN issued - Bef 1951 - Georgia, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S318] Ivan Ernest Bass, Wilkes Family History and Genealogy: Thomas Wilkes (ca. 1735-1809) and His Descendants, (Name: 1965;).
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- [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137282929.
Record for Dr Jesse C. Meadows Jr
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=112841360&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=112841360&indiv=try
- [S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: 257-14-4855; Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Jesse C. Meadows
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=77595352&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=77595352&indiv=try
- [S318] Ivan Ernest Bass, Wilkes Family History and Genealogy: Thomas Wilkes (ca. 1735-1809) and His Descendants, (Name: 1965;).
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