John T. "Jack" Meador Sr., 95, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away December 9, 2015, following an extended illness. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Ingram Funeral Home, Cumming, GA. A graveside service and burial will be Monday, December 14, 2015, in Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA.
A survivor of the Great Depression and a veteran pilot who served during World War II, Jack was an avid thrill-seeker throughout his life, regaling all with his wonderful stories of building and racing cars, and stunt piloting.
Retiring from a long career as a mechanical contractor, after having lived in 19 states and two countries, Jack and Opal, both native Texans, traveled extensively. Following retirement, he spent many weekends flying his small plane from his home in Chattanooga to Lawrenceville, GA, to visit and delight his granddaughters, who shared in many of his adventures. He was remembered as a man who never met a roller coaster or a motorcycle he wouldn't ride!
During his final few years, despite many health challenges, Jack continued making friends wherever he went.
Preceding him in death was his wife, Opal Sanders Meador.
He is survived by his daughters, Joni Buice and her husband, Kenny, of Lawrenceville, GA, and Dotty Burney and her husband, Glenn, of Cumming, GA; son, John T. Meador Jr., of Waterville, ME; granddaughters, Chrisanna Buice, of Stanford Kentucky, and Sarah Buice, of Lawrenceville, GA; a very special friend, James Hillis, of Chattanooga, TN; and many beloved nieces and nephews in Texas and Georgia.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 12/11/2015
A survivor of the Great Depression and a veteran pilot who served during World War II, Jack was an avid thrill-seeker throughout his life, regaling all with his wonderful stories of building and racing cars, and stunt piloting.
Retiring from a long career as a mechanical contractor, after having lived in 19 states and two countries, Jack and Opal, both native Texans, traveled extensively. Following retirement, he spent many weekends flying his small plane from his home in Chattanooga to Lawrenceville, GA, to visit and delight his granddaughters, who shared in many of his adventures. He was remembered as a man who never met a roller coaster or a motorcycle he wouldn't ride!
During his final few years, despite many health challenges, Jack continued making friends wherever he went.
Preceding him in death was his wife, Opal Sanders Meador.
He is survived by his daughters, Joni Buice and her husband, Kenny, of Lawrenceville, GA, and Dotty Burney and her husband, Glenn, of Cumming, GA; son, John T. Meador Jr., of Waterville, ME; granddaughters, Chrisanna Buice, of Stanford Kentucky, and Sarah Buice, of Lawrenceville, GA; a very special friend, James Hillis, of Chattanooga, TN; and many beloved nieces and nephews in Texas and Georgia.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 12/11/2015
John T. "Jack" Meador Sr., 95, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away December 9, 2015, following an extended illness. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Ingram Funeral Home, Cumming, GA. A graveside service and burial will be Monday, December 14, 2015, in Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA.
A survivor of the Great Depression and a veteran pilot who served during World War II, Jack was an avid thrill-seeker throughout his life, regaling all with his wonderful stories of building and racing cars, and stunt piloting.
Retiring from a long career as a mechanical contractor, after having lived in 19 states and two countries, Jack and Opal, both native Texans, traveled extensively. Following retirement, he spent many weekends flying his small plane from his home in Chattanooga to Lawrenceville, GA, to visit and delight his granddaughters, who shared in many of his adventures. He was remembered as a man who never met a roller coaster or a motorcycle he wouldn't ride!
During his final few years, despite many health challenges, Jack continued making friends wherever he went.
Preceding him in death was his wife, Opal Sanders Meador.
He is survived by his daughters, Joni Buice and her husband, Kenny, of Lawrenceville, GA, and Dotty Burney and her husband, Glenn, of Cumming, GA; son, John T. Meador Jr., of Waterville, ME; granddaughters, Chrisanna Buice, of Stanford Kentucky, and Sarah Buice, of Lawrenceville, GA; a very special friend, James Hillis, of Chattanooga, TN; and many beloved nieces and nephews in Texas and Georgia.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 12/11/2015
A survivor of the Great Depression and a veteran pilot who served during World War II, Jack was an avid thrill-seeker throughout his life, regaling all with his wonderful stories of building and racing cars, and stunt piloting.
Retiring from a long career as a mechanical contractor, after having lived in 19 states and two countries, Jack and Opal, both native Texans, traveled extensively. Following retirement, he spent many weekends flying his small plane from his home in Chattanooga to Lawrenceville, GA, to visit and delight his granddaughters, who shared in many of his adventures. He was remembered as a man who never met a roller coaster or a motorcycle he wouldn't ride!
During his final few years, despite many health challenges, Jack continued making friends wherever he went.
Preceding him in death was his wife, Opal Sanders Meador.
He is survived by his daughters, Joni Buice and her husband, Kenny, of Lawrenceville, GA, and Dotty Burney and her husband, Glenn, of Cumming, GA; son, John T. Meador Jr., of Waterville, ME; granddaughters, Chrisanna Buice, of Stanford Kentucky, and Sarah Buice, of Lawrenceville, GA; a very special friend, James Hillis, of Chattanooga, TN; and many beloved nieces and nephews in Texas and Georgia.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 12/11/2015
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