Mary E. Meadows, 83, of Brighton, passed away Jan. 12, 2013, in Brighton. She was born Jan. 7, 1930, in Collierstown, Va., to Greenlee and Nannie (Bane) Ailstock. She graduated from high school in Covington, Va., and married Vance C. Meadows March 25, 1950, in San Francisco, Calif.
Mary was a stay-at-home mom who loved her vegetable and flower gardens and loved taking care of the farm. She loved being a farm girl and loved the fall colors of Virginia. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mary was a Southern Classy Lady who knew the value of hard work and family.
Mary is survived by her children, Mary Jane Holton, of Kilgore, Texas; Clifford Meadows, of Boise, Idaho; Gaye Elaine Patterson, of Cody, Wyo.; Frank (Deb) Meadows, of Fort Lupton; Marggie Marie (Lenny) Buss, of Boise, Idaho; Joyce (Mark) Scruggs, of Powell, Wyo.; and Jeannie (Rock) Eckhardt, of Casper, Wyo.; 20 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by both parents, her husband, Vance, in 2010; two brothers and one sister.
Funeral service was Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at Tabor-Rice Funeral Home in Brighton. Interment will take place in Idaho.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mary’s name to the Alzheimer’s Disease Association, 455 Sherman St., Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80203.
Tabor-Rice Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.