Coeburn, VA ~ Willard Wythe Meade, 90 passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee.
He was a retired employee of Norfolk Southern Railroad after 32 years also a U.S. Navy Veteran of the WW II.
He was the son of the late Henry Cowan Meade and Anna Malissa Hayes Meade; also preceded in death by his wife, Frances Roberta Smith Meade; son, Lyle D. Meade; sister, Cosby Tennessee Carico; brothers, Henry Clement Meade and Elmer Quincy Meade.
Survivors include two daughters, Myra (Eddie) Sullivan and Alisa Dawn (Jim) Hopkins, both of Coeburn; a son, Harold (Pat) Meade, Coeburn; a sister, Savannah Marshall, Coeburn; a brother, Kenneth (Holly) Meade; 6 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Visitation for Willard Wythe Meade will be held on Monday, March 20, 2017 after 11:00 A.M. and funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. at Estes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Leslie Ritchie officiating. Entombment will follow at Temple Hill Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Brian Meade, Elliot Sullivan, Chuck McConnell, Luke McConnell, Kevin Jones, Josh Hileman and Nick Fisher. Arrangements by Estes Funeral Home, 114 High Ave., Coeburn, VA.