NEWPORT NEWS - Eastel Harold Meadows, 81, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2015. He was born on May 21, 1934 in Squire, WV. He was a Newport News resident for 63 years. Harold worked for the Newport News Fire Department (NNFD) from 1956-1989, retiring as Battalion Chief. He was the youngest person to achieve the ranking of Captain for NNFD. He was a member of the Newport News FF Association and a lifetime member of the International Firefighters Association, AFL-CIO. He was also a faithful member of Parkview Church of God. His favorite hobbies included woodworking, fishing, and hunting. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Harrison and Ona Ethel Cox Meadows; and his brother, Darold Meadows. Harold is survived by his son, Eastel Harold Meadows, Jr. and his wife, Marilyn, of Huntsville, AL; his daughters, Aurdrey Diacont and her husband, Dale, of Waynesboro, VA, and Robin Roylance and her husband, Gordon, of Elizabeth City, NC; his sisters, Marriel Nuckles, Carol Dame Kennerly, and Geraldine Daniels; 7 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2-3:30 p.m., Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Weymouth Funeral Home. A Funeral Service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 29, 2015 in the funeral home chapel. Arrangements are by Weymouth Funeral Home.
Published in Daily Press on Nov. 25, 2015
Published in Daily Press on Nov. 25, 2015
NEWPORT NEWS - Eastel Harold Meadows, 81, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2015. He was born on May 21, 1934 in Squire, WV. He was a Newport News resident for 63 years. Harold worked for the Newport News Fire Department (NNFD) from 1956-1989, retiring as Battalion Chief. He was the youngest person to achieve the ranking of Captain for NNFD. He was a member of the Newport News FF Association and a lifetime member of the International Firefighters Association, AFL-CIO. He was also a faithful member of Parkview Church of God. His favorite hobbies included woodworking, fishing, and hunting. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Harrison and Ona Ethel Cox Meadows; and his brother, Darold Meadows. Harold is survived by his son, Eastel Harold Meadows, Jr. and his wife, Marilyn, of Huntsville, AL; his daughters, Aurdrey Diacont and her husband, Dale, of Waynesboro, VA, and Robin Roylance and her husband, Gordon, of Elizabeth City, NC; his sisters, Marriel Nuckles, Carol Dame Kennerly, and Geraldine Daniels; 7 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2-3:30 p.m., Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Weymouth Funeral Home. A Funeral Service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 29, 2015 in the funeral home chapel. Arrangements are by Weymouth Funeral Home.
Published in Daily Press on Nov. 25, 2015
Published in Daily Press on Nov. 25, 2015
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