Felix Marvin MEADS

1925 - 2008  (82 years)

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

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Virginia EDWARDS,   b. 9 Sep 1927, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri d. 26 Feb 2010, Missouri (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	11 Aug 1946	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri   [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
  Family ID	F536729699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2023

  
  

• 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

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 16 Nov 2022), entry for Melvin Roscoe MEADS, person ID MCF2-XTM. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Jul 2023), entry for Felix Marvin MEADS, person ID LK4T-PMG. (Reliability: 3).