TITUSVILLE — Dr. Richard B. (Dick) Meader, 73, of 500 Maxwell Drive, Titusville, died Friday morning, April 20, 2012, at his residence.
Dr. Meader was born on May 4, 1938, in Titusville, a son of the late Harold J. Meader and Susanna (Sue) Knappenberger Meader Clark. He was married to Janice Faith on Oct. 6, 1962, in Kittanning. She preceded him in death on Nov. 15, 1980.
Dick was a graduate of Titusville High School, class of 1956, and earned his bachelor of science and master's degrees in music from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He taught music at Titusville High School, Elderton High School and Council Rock High School in Newtown from 1960 to 1977 at which time he resigned to continue his education. He enrolled at Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, S.C., from where he received his doctorate in 1980. He returned to Titusville and opened his practice here in 1981 until his retirement in 2000.
Dr. Meader had attended First Presbyterian Church and previously attended Emanuel Lutheran Church. He was a member of Titusville Lodge No. 754, Free and Accempted Masons; a member of the Titusville Lions Club; a Titusville School Board member for many years and served on the Board of Regents for Sherman College of Chiropractic. He was also a lifelong Republican and member of the Crawford County Republican Committee.
He enjoyed golfing and spent many hours researching his genealogy.
He will be remembered by many for his unique sense of humor and his robust and hearty laugh.
Dr. Meader is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Faith Meader and her husband, Clayton Edwards, of Bishop, Ga.; two sons, Kurt Meader and his wife, Alicia, of Conneaut Lake, and Erik Meader and his wife, Adrienne, of Mullica Hill, N.J.; seven grandchildren, Baker and Tanner Williams, Claudia, Alexander and Daniel Meader, Twyla and Lucy Edwards; a brother, Donald Meader and his wife, Patty, of Waterford; two sisters, Nadine Harrison of Titusville, and Donna Anthony and her husband, Wayne, of Winchester, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a brother, Harold (Jack) Meader.
No public calling hours will be observed.
Friends may attend a memorial service at First Presbyterian Church in Titusville on Saturday at 11 a.m., with Dr. Barry E. Cressman officiating.
Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
The family asks that memorials be made to Hospice of Crawford County, 310 N. Monroe St., Titusville, Pa. 16354.
Dr. Meader was born on May 4, 1938, in Titusville, a son of the late Harold J. Meader and Susanna (Sue) Knappenberger Meader Clark. He was married to Janice Faith on Oct. 6, 1962, in Kittanning. She preceded him in death on Nov. 15, 1980.
Dick was a graduate of Titusville High School, class of 1956, and earned his bachelor of science and master's degrees in music from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He taught music at Titusville High School, Elderton High School and Council Rock High School in Newtown from 1960 to 1977 at which time he resigned to continue his education. He enrolled at Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, S.C., from where he received his doctorate in 1980. He returned to Titusville and opened his practice here in 1981 until his retirement in 2000.
Dr. Meader had attended First Presbyterian Church and previously attended Emanuel Lutheran Church. He was a member of Titusville Lodge No. 754, Free and Accempted Masons; a member of the Titusville Lions Club; a Titusville School Board member for many years and served on the Board of Regents for Sherman College of Chiropractic. He was also a lifelong Republican and member of the Crawford County Republican Committee.
He enjoyed golfing and spent many hours researching his genealogy.
He will be remembered by many for his unique sense of humor and his robust and hearty laugh.
Dr. Meader is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Faith Meader and her husband, Clayton Edwards, of Bishop, Ga.; two sons, Kurt Meader and his wife, Alicia, of Conneaut Lake, and Erik Meader and his wife, Adrienne, of Mullica Hill, N.J.; seven grandchildren, Baker and Tanner Williams, Claudia, Alexander and Daniel Meader, Twyla and Lucy Edwards; a brother, Donald Meader and his wife, Patty, of Waterford; two sisters, Nadine Harrison of Titusville, and Donna Anthony and her husband, Wayne, of Winchester, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a brother, Harold (Jack) Meader.
No public calling hours will be observed.
Friends may attend a memorial service at First Presbyterian Church in Titusville on Saturday at 11 a.m., with Dr. Barry E. Cressman officiating.
Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
The family asks that memorials be made to Hospice of Crawford County, 310 N. Monroe St., Titusville, Pa. 16354.
TITUSVILLE — Dr. Richard B. (Dick) Meader, 73, of 500 Maxwell Drive, Titusville, died Friday morning, April 20, 2012, at his residence.
Dr. Meader was born on May 4, 1938, in Titusville, a son of the late Harold J. Meader and Susanna (Sue) Knappenberger Meader Clark. He was married to Janice Faith on Oct. 6, 1962, in Kittanning. She preceded him in death on Nov. 15, 1980.
Dick was a graduate of Titusville High School, class of 1956, and earned his bachelor of science and master's degrees in music from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He taught music at Titusville High School, Elderton High School and Council Rock High School in Newtown from 1960 to 1977 at which time he resigned to continue his education. He enrolled at Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, S.C., from where he received his doctorate in 1980. He returned to Titusville and opened his practice here in 1981 until his retirement in 2000.
Dr. Meader had attended First Presbyterian Church and previously attended Emanuel Lutheran Church. He was a member of Titusville Lodge No. 754, Free and Accempted Masons; a member of the Titusville Lions Club; a Titusville School Board member for many years and served on the Board of Regents for Sherman College of Chiropractic. He was also a lifelong Republican and member of the Crawford County Republican Committee.
He enjoyed golfing and spent many hours researching his genealogy.
He will be remembered by many for his unique sense of humor and his robust and hearty laugh.
Dr. Meader is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Faith Meader and her husband, Clayton Edwards, of Bishop, Ga.; two sons, Kurt Meader and his wife, Alicia, of Conneaut Lake, and Erik Meader and his wife, Adrienne, of Mullica Hill, N.J.; seven grandchildren, Baker and Tanner Williams, Claudia, Alexander and Daniel Meader, Twyla and Lucy Edwards; a brother, Donald Meader and his wife, Patty, of Waterford; two sisters, Nadine Harrison of Titusville, and Donna Anthony and her husband, Wayne, of Winchester, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a brother, Harold (Jack) Meader.
No public calling hours will be observed.
Friends may attend a memorial service at First Presbyterian Church in Titusville on Saturday at 11 a.m., with Dr. Barry E. Cressman officiating.
Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
The family asks that memorials be made to Hospice of Crawford County, 310 N. Monroe St., Titusville, Pa. 16354.
Dr. Meader was born on May 4, 1938, in Titusville, a son of the late Harold J. Meader and Susanna (Sue) Knappenberger Meader Clark. He was married to Janice Faith on Oct. 6, 1962, in Kittanning. She preceded him in death on Nov. 15, 1980.
Dick was a graduate of Titusville High School, class of 1956, and earned his bachelor of science and master's degrees in music from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He taught music at Titusville High School, Elderton High School and Council Rock High School in Newtown from 1960 to 1977 at which time he resigned to continue his education. He enrolled at Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, S.C., from where he received his doctorate in 1980. He returned to Titusville and opened his practice here in 1981 until his retirement in 2000.
Dr. Meader had attended First Presbyterian Church and previously attended Emanuel Lutheran Church. He was a member of Titusville Lodge No. 754, Free and Accempted Masons; a member of the Titusville Lions Club; a Titusville School Board member for many years and served on the Board of Regents for Sherman College of Chiropractic. He was also a lifelong Republican and member of the Crawford County Republican Committee.
He enjoyed golfing and spent many hours researching his genealogy.
He will be remembered by many for his unique sense of humor and his robust and hearty laugh.
Dr. Meader is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Faith Meader and her husband, Clayton Edwards, of Bishop, Ga.; two sons, Kurt Meader and his wife, Alicia, of Conneaut Lake, and Erik Meader and his wife, Adrienne, of Mullica Hill, N.J.; seven grandchildren, Baker and Tanner Williams, Claudia, Alexander and Daniel Meader, Twyla and Lucy Edwards; a brother, Donald Meader and his wife, Patty, of Waterford; two sisters, Nadine Harrison of Titusville, and Donna Anthony and her husband, Wayne, of Winchester, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a brother, Harold (Jack) Meader.
No public calling hours will be observed.
Friends may attend a memorial service at First Presbyterian Church in Titusville on Saturday at 11 a.m., with Dr. Barry E. Cressman officiating.
Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
The family asks that memorials be made to Hospice of Crawford County, 310 N. Monroe St., Titusville, Pa. 16354.
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