Reba Meadows Mitchell

Reba Meadows Mitchell, 79, formerly of Pine Road in Eden, passed away Thursday morning, September 29, 2011 at Hospice Home of Rockingham County in Wentworth. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Sunday, October 2, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Overlook Cemetery. A native of Rockingham County, Mrs. Mitchell was born December 22, 1931, daughter of the late Posey Wyatt and Carrie Meeks Meadows. She was a member of Riverview Presbyterian Church and a retiree of Karastan Rug Mill. Surviving are her sister, Oneva Kernodle of Reidsville; brother, William "Bill" Meadows of Eden; nieces, Judith H. Martin and Joan W. Purdy and husband, Cecil; and two nephews, Doug Williams and wife, Lynn and Posey Meadows, Jr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Randolf Mitchell; and nine siblings, Thelma Meadows, Ruby Thomas, Posey Meadows, Sr., Maeoma Williams, Gladstone Meadows, Hazel Holland, Lillie Oakley, Jack Meadows and Nancy Caudle. The family will receive friends Saturday evening, 6 - 8 PM at Fair Funeral Home and other times at the home of Judith Martin, 106 Corn Tassel Trail in Stoneville. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com