W.L. "Dub" Bill Meade

W.L. “Dub”, “Bill” Meade, Jr., 90, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 13, 2018, at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born November 22, 1928, in Nickelsville, VA to the late W.L. and Martha (Lizzie) Meade.W.L. loved spending time with his family and traveling. He visited most of the fifty states and Canada. The Lord gave him a wonderful musical talent and he was a member of the Golden Strings Band which often performed in Kingsport. He also was a member of the Silver Strings Band in Tampa, FL where the band was featured in the Strawberry Festival and the FL State Fair. W.L. was a committed Christian and a member of First Baptist Church, Church Hill, TN. Mr. Meade retired from Eastman Kodak as a Supervisor following thirty-seven years of service. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lelia Francisco Meade; brother, Walter Meade; sister, Magdalene Strong.Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of twenty-three years, Verna Ruth Meade; children, Sandra Pairgin (Gary), Randy Meade (BeLinda); Jeff Meade; step-daughter, Penny Blythe (David); grandchildren, Regina Smith (Jason), Benjamin Meade (Brynna), Whitney Meade, Dalton Blythe (Hope), Andrew Blythe (Talya), Austin Blythe; great-grandchildren, Brianna Smith, Dashiell Meade, soon to be born baby girl, Meade; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, from 5:00-6:45 pm at Oak Hill Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow at 7:00 pm in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Gary Gerhardt officiating.A Graveside Service will be conducted on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at 11:00 am at Oak Hill Memorial Park in the Garden of the Last Supper. Family members will serve as pallbearers.The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Holston Valley Medical Center, the Hospice staff of Wilcox Hall, and to all family members and friends who helped during this time in W.L.’s life.In lieu of flowers, Bibles may be given in his memory to Gideon’s International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214-0800 or email to www.sendtheword.orgThe care of W.L. “Dub” “Bill” Meade, Jr. and his family has been entrusted to the staff of Oak Hill Funeral & Cremation Services.Read Obituary