Linda Meador

January 1, 1753 - July 7, 2013

Linda M. Meador, 90, of Vandalia, passed away at 3:30am, Sunday, July 7, 2013 at Lakeshore Villages Nursing Home, Waco, TX. A Graveside Service and Interment will be held at 10:00am, Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia, IL with Rev. Joe Lawson officiating.   Memorial may be made to Vandalia American Legion Ladies Auxiliary or First Baptist Church of Vandalia.  Linda was born February 12, 1923, the daughter of Herman John and Minnie Marie (Suckow) Meyer.  She served in the United States Navy during World War II - she was one of the original first 50 Women Navy Waves from 4-19-43 to 11-3-45 and she served in Norfolk Virginia as a 1st Class Parachute Rigger. She was awarded the Good Conduct Medal. She worked at Crane Packing in Vandalia for 27 years before retiring. She was a lifetime member of the American Red Cross Blood Bank.  Ms. Meador is survived by her son Chris Meador and wife Sherry of Brownstown, IL; daughters Sandra and husband Kenneth Barker of Waco, TX, Vickie and husband John Haug of granite City, IL, and Tammy and husband Ernie Chappel of Vandalia, IL; 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Rudy Meyer, Walter Meyer, and Wilbert Meyer; sisters Lydia Edwards, Edna Jett, Nora Smith, and Martha Sears.