Carnell Meadows Gillie

Carnell Meadows Gillie, 90, of 210 Devonway Street, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Morehead Nursing Center in Eden. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, April 14, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Ridgeview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Gillie was born February 29, 1920 in Leakville, NC (now Eden), daughter of the late Bud Alford and Bessie Williams Meadows. She attended Draper Methodist Church and was also of the Primitive Baptist faith. Mrs. Gillie worked for Wall Insurance Agency for many, many years. Surviving is husband, Allen M. Gillie of the home; daughter, Carol Beasley; four grandchildren, Sheila McBride & husband, Jim of Albany, GA, Sherie Baker and husband, Andy of Lake Wylie, SC, Renee Thomas and husband, Aaron of Benson, and Kimberly Haskin and husband, Brett of Ft. Hood, TX; and ten great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Hugh Meadows and his wife, Inez Smith Meadows. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, 130 Main Street, Eden, NC 27288; or to Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl . 17, Chicago, IL 60601. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, 6 - 8 PM at Fair Funeral Home and other times at the home of the daughter, 534 E. Stadium Drive in Eden. Online condolences may be offered to the Gillie family at www.fairfuneralhome.com