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Felix Marvin MEADS

Felix Marvin MEADS

Male 1925 - 2008  (82 years)

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  • Name Felix Marvin MEADS  [1
    Born 13 Sep 1925  Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LK4T-PMG 
    Residence 1935  R, Camden, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military Draft Registration 14 Sep 1943  Marshall, Saline, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    MilitaryService 30 Oct 1943  Ft Leavenworth, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    MilitaryService 4 May 1946  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Mar 2008  Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 10 Mar 2008  Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I594763209  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2023 

    Father Melvin Roscoe MEADS,   b. 22 May 1895, Edith, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1980, Holden, Johnson, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Cora Lee VARNER,   b. 28 Oct 1899, Macks Creek, Camden Co, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1983, Holden, Johnson, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 4 Jul 1916  near Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charlotte Virginia EDWARDS,   b. 9 Sep 1927, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 2010, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 11 Aug 1946  Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. David Allen MEADS
     2. Kenneth Wayne MEADS
     3. Peggy Joyce MEADS
     4. Judith Lynn MEADS
     5. Virginia Kay MEADS
     6. Marvin Roscoe MEADS
     7. Sandra Carol MEADS
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2023 
    Family ID F536729699  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Felix Marvin Meads, age 82, Warrensburg, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg.
      He was born September 13, 1925 in Macks Creek, Missouri, the son of Melvin Roscoe and Cora Lee (Varner) Meads. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. After discharge he married Charlotte Virginia Edwards on August 11, 1946 in Kansas City, Kansas. Mr. Meads had lived in Lee's Summit, East Lynne, Windsor, and Holden before moving to Warrensburg 36 years ago. He was a farmer and worked for Bendix Corporation in Kansas City for 32 years. While at Bendix he earned the nickname "Shotgun."
      Mr. Meads was a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Macks Creek, Missouri, a member of Holden Lodge 262, AF&AM, a member of the Centerview, MO Senior Citizens Club and of the Chilhowee, MO Senior Citizens Club. He was also a charter member of the Holden Saddle Club.
      He leaves his wife, Charlotte Meads, of the home; three sons, Marvin Roscoe Meads and his wife Carol, Harrisonville, MO, David Allen Meads and his wife Jean, Pineville, LA, Kenneth Wayne Meads and his wife Beth, Creighton, MO; four daughters, Virginia Kay Strate and her husband Robert, Warrensburg, MO, Sandra Carol Gard and her husband Bobby, Kingsville, MO, Peggy Joyce Parks and her husband Allen, Holden, MO, Judith Lynne Flora and her husband John, Holden, MO; four brothers, Thomas Arnel Meads, Holden, MO; Melvin Oral Meads, Holden, MO, Roy Lee Meads, Harrisonville, MO, and Daniel Dean Meads, Mendon, MO; four sisters, Maxine Coslet, Marshall, MO, Thelma June Surls, Fortuna, MO, Rosa Parker, Holden, MO, and Virgie DeBrot,Gilman City, MO; 18 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and his little dog, Charlie.
      He was preceded in death by two brothers, Laurence Eldon Meads and Ernie Meads; and by one sister, Velma Jane Grayson.
      Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Macks Creek, MO with the Reverend Dean Roofener officiating.
      Pallbearers were his nephews, Gary Coslet, Wayne Meads, Mike DeBrot, Chris Edwards, Jeff West, Bobby Allen Edwards.
      Interment was in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Macks Creek, MO.
      Memorial contributions are suggested to Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 16 Nov 2022), entry for Melvin Roscoe MEADS, person ID MCF2-XTM. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Jul 2023), entry for Felix Marvin MEADS, person ID LK4T-PMG. (Reliability: 3).