Stephen Meadows

Dr. Stephen P. Meadows, 71, of Athens, GA, (formerly of Beckley, WV) died on April 6, 2010 at St. Mary?s Hospice, in Bogart, GA. He was born in Hinton , WV, on November 26, 1938. He was the son of the late O. Clifford Meadows of Hinton, WV and is survived by his mother, Mary Baker Meadows, formerly of Hinton, now of Bogart, GA. In addition, he is survived by two daughters, Merry M. Janes of Irving, Texas, and Marci M. Hyla, her husband, Bret and their two children, Blake and Genevieve Hyla of Emerald Isle, NC. Also surviving are one sister, Linda Meadows Hodges (and family) of Athens, GA, and one brother, Clifford Allen Meadows, (and family) of Winston-Salem and Hillsborough, NC.
Dr. Meadows was a 1957 graduate of Marshall High School in Huntington, WV where he was reared. He attended Marshall College (now University) before joining the Army, where he served two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He graduated from The Palmer College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO, and was in private practice for forty years, both in Winston-Salem, NC, and later, in Beckley, WV, where he eventually retired. He was awarded an honorary Lifetime Membership by the North Carolina Chiropractic Association and was highly regarded by his professional colleagues. Dr. Meadows will be cremated and a private service will be held at a later date. A gathering was held for his family and friends in Hinton, WV at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor at 130 Temple Street, on Saturday evening, April 10 , 2010 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to St. Mary?s Hospice House, 1660 Jennings Mill Road, Bogart GA 30622 or to the charity of your choice. Condolences may be sent to his mother, Mrs. Mary Meadows, Highland Hills Village, 1660 Jennings Mill Rd, APT #106, Bogart, GA, 30622.