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Obituary
Helen Faye Neal Meadows,
94, joined Jesus Christ and many family members and friends in Heaven on
Thursday October 18, 2012. She was born in Huntington on January 17, 1918 to
the late Isaac and Arminta Burchett Neal. Helen retired from Bell-Atlantic
Telephone after 45 years of service, working up from operator to a
supervisor during her service. She was a member of the Tele-Communications
Pioneers Club of Huntington. A member of Grace Gospel Church, she taught
Sunday School for 50 years. She also worked in Vacation Bible School for
many years. Helen was an avid fan of the Marshall University football and
basketball teams. Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years,
Arthur G. Meadows. She was also preceded in death by sisters Virgie Neal
Halbert, Vina Neal, Eloise Neal; brothers Willard, Donald, Charlie, Shelby
and Elbert Neal. Her survivors include son David Meadows of Lansing,
Michigan, daughter Barbara Ann Meadows of Huntington, and grandson Samuel
Meadows of Chicago, Illinois, her “other daughter” Linda Yost Eicher of
South Point, Ohio and godson Christopher A. Eicher of Charleston, WV. She
will be dearly missed by her special nieces and nephews. Helen was gently
and lovingly attended at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington
during her last few days. The family would also like to say a special thanks
to the doctors and nurses at the Cabell Huntington Hospital ER Department
and ICU Department for their care of Helen after her stroke. In lieu of
flowers , the family requests donations be sent to Hospice of Huntington or
the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Funeral services will
be conducted at 3 pm Sunday, October 21, 2012 at the Reger Funeral Chapel by
Pastor Jerry Matt and Pastor Larry Yost. Burial will follow in Woodmere
Memorial Park, Huntington. Friends may call from 2 pm until service time on
Sunday at the Reger Funeral Home.
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