Margaret L. Meadows
Mrs. Margaret Louise Meadows, 76, of Middleburg Road,
Keymar, died Sunday, March 4, at her home. She was the wife of the late Edward Leroy
Meadows, who died Oct. 10, 1986.
Born May 18, 1924, in Adamstown, she was the daughter of the late Morris Abrabam, Sr.
and Maggie Estella Ebertt Zentz. She was a graduate of Emmitsburg High School, Class of
1942. Mrs. Meadows and her husband had a dairy farm in the Ernmitsburg area from 1943
until retiring in 1970, She was a member of Elias Lutheran Church, Emmitsburg.
She held membership in the Eastern Star the Frederick County Farm Bureau, and the
Emmitsburg Grange. Mrs. Meadows was also employed by the Frederick County Public School
System as a cafeteria worker. She enjoyed playing cards and spending time with her family.
Mrs. Meadows is survived by three daughters, Joyce Bruchey and husband George, Wanda
Valentine and husband Dale, and Lois Trout and husband Dean, all of Keymar; one son,
Edward Leroy Meadows, Jr. and wife Theresa of Kemersville, N.C.; seven grandchildren,
Robin Sharitz, Jeff Bruchey, Kelly Rowe, Terri Beard, Tonya Bates, Rebecca Starkey, and
Jennifer Nelson; seven great-grandchildren, and one brother, Morris Zentz, Jr. of Union
Bridge. She will also be remembered by a good friend, Charles Irvin.
Mrs. Meadows was predeceased by a grandson, Murray Valentine, and two sisters, Virginia
Delphey and Ruth Bowers. Interment in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Frederick.
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