Jean Meister, 81, of Peoria passed away Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, at Riverview Senior Living in Peoria.
Jean was born on Aug. 5, 1934, to Arthur L. and Mable (Shelby) Watkins in Bonnie Blue, Va. She married Walter H. "Wuzzy" Meister on Nov. 24, 1962, and he preceded her in death.
Jean is survived by her daughter, Gay Closen of Peoria; her stepchildren, Raymond (Eileen) Meister of Davenport, Iowa, and Renee (Michael) Brown of Louisiana; and her brothers, Vernon (Louise) Watkins and Doyle Watkins of LaFollette, Tenn.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Charlene, Maxine and Billie June.
Jean worked as a customer service agent for Ozark/TWA Airlines for 34 years and she served as treasurer for the International Association of Machinists.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Oct. 15, 2015.
Obituary provided by Stephen Cantrell.
1940 census in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, shows birth in Tennessee:
Name: Jean Arthur Watkins
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1933
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Clearfield, Tennessee
Jean was born on Aug. 5, 1934, to Arthur L. and Mable (Shelby) Watkins in Bonnie Blue, Va. She married Walter H. "Wuzzy" Meister on Nov. 24, 1962, and he preceded her in death.
Jean is survived by her daughter, Gay Closen of Peoria; her stepchildren, Raymond (Eileen) Meister of Davenport, Iowa, and Renee (Michael) Brown of Louisiana; and her brothers, Vernon (Louise) Watkins and Doyle Watkins of LaFollette, Tenn.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Charlene, Maxine and Billie June.
Jean worked as a customer service agent for Ozark/TWA Airlines for 34 years and she served as treasurer for the International Association of Machinists.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Oct. 15, 2015.
Obituary provided by Stephen Cantrell.
1940 census in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, shows birth in Tennessee:
Name: Jean Arthur Watkins
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1933
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Clearfield, Tennessee
Jean Meister, 81, of Peoria passed away Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, at Riverview Senior Living in Peoria.
Jean was born on Aug. 5, 1934, to Arthur L. and Mable (Shelby) Watkins in Bonnie Blue, Va. She married Walter H. "Wuzzy" Meister on Nov. 24, 1962, and he preceded her in death.
Jean is survived by her daughter, Gay Closen of Peoria; her stepchildren, Raymond (Eileen) Meister of Davenport, Iowa, and Renee (Michael) Brown of Louisiana; and her brothers, Vernon (Louise) Watkins and Doyle Watkins of LaFollette, Tenn.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Charlene, Maxine and Billie June.
Jean worked as a customer service agent for Ozark/TWA Airlines for 34 years and she served as treasurer for the International Association of Machinists.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Oct. 15, 2015.
Obituary provided by Stephen Cantrell.
1940 census in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, shows birth in Tennessee:
Name: Jean Arthur Watkins
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1933
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Clearfield, Tennessee
Jean was born on Aug. 5, 1934, to Arthur L. and Mable (Shelby) Watkins in Bonnie Blue, Va. She married Walter H. "Wuzzy" Meister on Nov. 24, 1962, and he preceded her in death.
Jean is survived by her daughter, Gay Closen of Peoria; her stepchildren, Raymond (Eileen) Meister of Davenport, Iowa, and Renee (Michael) Brown of Louisiana; and her brothers, Vernon (Louise) Watkins and Doyle Watkins of LaFollette, Tenn.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Charlene, Maxine and Billie June.
Jean worked as a customer service agent for Ozark/TWA Airlines for 34 years and she served as treasurer for the International Association of Machinists.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Oct. 15, 2015.
Obituary provided by Stephen Cantrell.
1940 census in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, shows birth in Tennessee:
Name: Jean Arthur Watkins
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1933
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Clearfield, Tennessee
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