Richard Lee Meade

Richard Lee "Fluffy" Meade, 64 of Kenova, WV passed away June 17, 2019 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. He was born June 21, 1954 in Huntington, WV; a son of the late Charles B. and Lois Christian Meade. Fluff was a former maintenance foreman for the Huntington Sanitary Board. He was a member of Kenova United Methodist Church; a Past Master of Crescent Lodge #32, Scottish Rite Valley of Huntington, 32nd degree KCCH, Board Member of Scottish Rite Foundation, Member of Beni Kedem Shrine and Huntington Shrine Club. Also, he was a softball coach for Greater Huntington Park Recreation District; an avid Marshall fan, never missing a game since 1970; he was a Giraffe enthusiast and a member of AWA and Ring of Friends. He was preceded in death by his mother and father in-law, Kay and Bob Joy and his first wife, Brenda Murphy Meade. Fluff leaves behind to cherish his memory, his loving wife, Rebecca Ann Joy Meade; his children, Becky White (Eugene), Ricky Meade (LauraBeth), Robby Bryant and Katherine Baronowsky (Alex); his brother, Charles "Bingo" Meade (Rhonda); his sister-in-law, Sue Joy Ramsey and his brother-in-law, Richard Joy (Susan). Also surviving are his two grandchildren, Ayrazzelia Meade and Thaddeus White; his niece, Christina Meade; his nephew, Charles Meade (Liz); his special nephew, Jonathan Saxton (Michelle); great nieces, Kylie Saxton and Jenna Saxton and a host of other family members and friends. He loved his family with all his heart and soul, always the optimist through the toughest of times and the best of times. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Rite Care Childhood Language Center at Marshall University by going to www.scottishritehuntington.org. or by mail to Scottish Rite Foundation, P.O. Box 290, Huntington, WV 25707. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, June 24, 2019 at Ceredo-Kenova Funeral Home at 1 p.m. with Rev. Ford Price, officiating. Interment will follow at Crook Cemetery, Huntington, WV. Visitation will be Sunday, June 23, 2019 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the family below. CK19-020