Services for Miles McBryan Meales were held Sept. 11 at the Church of the Nazarene in Caruthersville with the Rev. Harold Thompson and the Rev. Paul Daubaub officiating. Mr. Meales died in Hayti on Sept. 9, 1981 at the age of 80. He was the husband of Mrs. Mattie Mae Meales of Caruthersville. Mr. Meales was born in Henderson, Tenn., on Aug. 20, 1901 to the late Albert Sidney and Nancy Lillie (James) Meales. He attended schools in Henderson and married his wife, the former Mattie Lee Byrd, there in 1920. After living in Lexington, Ky., the Meales moved to Caruthersville in 1931.
Before his retirement, Mr. Meales was a watchman at Brown Shoe.
Surviving are his wife: five sons, Thomas of Michigan City, Ind., Hershel of Milan, Tenn., Jessie (Doug) of Caruthersville, and Hubert (Pete) of Caruthersville; a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Laverne Reno of Caruthersville; two brothers, Bill and Basil of Lexington; five sisters, Mrs. Mae Springer of Memphis, Mrs. Annie Tate of Bernie, Mrs. Hester Herron of Steele, and Mrs. Willie Barr and Mrs. Bea Coffman of Lexington; and 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Ed Adams, Earl Curtis, Roy Gill, J.C. Goodman, Levi Woods and Neal Quinn. Interment was in the Maple cemetery with the H.S. Smith Funeral Home of Caruthersville in charge.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Missouri - September 17, 1981
Before his retirement, Mr. Meales was a watchman at Brown Shoe.
Surviving are his wife: five sons, Thomas of Michigan City, Ind., Hershel of Milan, Tenn., Jessie (Doug) of Caruthersville, and Hubert (Pete) of Caruthersville; a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Laverne Reno of Caruthersville; two brothers, Bill and Basil of Lexington; five sisters, Mrs. Mae Springer of Memphis, Mrs. Annie Tate of Bernie, Mrs. Hester Herron of Steele, and Mrs. Willie Barr and Mrs. Bea Coffman of Lexington; and 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Ed Adams, Earl Curtis, Roy Gill, J.C. Goodman, Levi Woods and Neal Quinn. Interment was in the Maple cemetery with the H.S. Smith Funeral Home of Caruthersville in charge.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Missouri - September 17, 1981
Services for Miles McBryan Meales were held Sept. 11 at the Church of the Nazarene in Caruthersville with the Rev. Harold Thompson and the Rev. Paul Daubaub officiating. Mr. Meales died in Hayti on Sept. 9, 1981 at the age of 80. He was the husband of Mrs. Mattie Mae Meales of Caruthersville. Mr. Meales was born in Henderson, Tenn., on Aug. 20, 1901 to the late Albert Sidney and Nancy Lillie (James) Meales. He attended schools in Henderson and married his wife, the former Mattie Lee Byrd, there in 1920. After living in Lexington, Ky., the Meales moved to Caruthersville in 1931.
Before his retirement, Mr. Meales was a watchman at Brown Shoe.
Surviving are his wife: five sons, Thomas of Michigan City, Ind., Hershel of Milan, Tenn., Jessie (Doug) of Caruthersville, and Hubert (Pete) of Caruthersville; a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Laverne Reno of Caruthersville; two brothers, Bill and Basil of Lexington; five sisters, Mrs. Mae Springer of Memphis, Mrs. Annie Tate of Bernie, Mrs. Hester Herron of Steele, and Mrs. Willie Barr and Mrs. Bea Coffman of Lexington; and 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Ed Adams, Earl Curtis, Roy Gill, J.C. Goodman, Levi Woods and Neal Quinn. Interment was in the Maple cemetery with the H.S. Smith Funeral Home of Caruthersville in charge.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Missouri - September 17, 1981
Before his retirement, Mr. Meales was a watchman at Brown Shoe.
Surviving are his wife: five sons, Thomas of Michigan City, Ind., Hershel of Milan, Tenn., Jessie (Doug) of Caruthersville, and Hubert (Pete) of Caruthersville; a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Laverne Reno of Caruthersville; two brothers, Bill and Basil of Lexington; five sisters, Mrs. Mae Springer of Memphis, Mrs. Annie Tate of Bernie, Mrs. Hester Herron of Steele, and Mrs. Willie Barr and Mrs. Bea Coffman of Lexington; and 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Ed Adams, Earl Curtis, Roy Gill, J.C. Goodman, Levi Woods and Neal Quinn. Interment was in the Maple cemetery with the H.S. Smith Funeral Home of Caruthersville in charge.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Missouri - September 17, 1981
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Obit in error: Mr. Meales was born on October 20, 1901
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