Omega Meade, 94 of Belcher, KY passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021, at Pikeville Medical Center. Omega was a retired teacher and a member of the Lick Creek Holiness Church.
Omega was born February 04, 1927, at Lick Creek, KY to the late William Ratliff and Gracie Fields Ratliff Abshire. In addition to her parents, Omega was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit Meade, a brother, Teddy Abshire, and three sisters, Juanita Short, Janice Norman & Billie Smith.
Omega is survived by a son, Jerry Meade of Davidson, NC; two daughters, Glenda Sue (Greg) Childers of Daytona Beach, FL and Patty Jean Meade of Elkhorn City, KY; three grandchildren, Amber Emery, Todd Childers, and Joshua Meade; and two great-grandchildren, Heather Emery and Chevy Meade. She is also survived by a brother, Donald Abshire of Mouthcard, KY and three sisters, Eloise Thacker of Warren, MI, Kathleen Ratliff of Elkhorn City, KY and Beverly Finch of Zebulon, KY.
Visitation will be from 6-10PM Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with a service at 7PM. The funeral service will be Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 11AM from the chapel with Ray Sayers, Plennie Gale Sawyers, and others officiating. Burial will follow at Wilson Cemetery, Draffin, KY.
My deepest Sympathy for my cousins! Omega is my aunt. I remember her coming to our house when I would come home from Illinois to visit my family on Ferrells Creek! I grew up with Glenda, Patty and Jerry! She was my teacher in grade school on lick creek in a two rooms schoolhouse with no running water and a potbelly stove! She was a great teacher! She was good to her students as a good Christian woman! Where does time go? I’m 66 years old with grandchildren of my own! She was a great sister to my mother! She was a mentor for many people in the area! Heaven has gained another angel! R.I.P. aunt Omega!
I will always Sis. Omega for her long faithful walk with the Lord. I met her when she attended my church in Lexington,KY. in the 80’s. I would come up to Ferrells Creek and visit the Meade family, I throughly enjoyed talking to her husband Kermit about anything that had to do with where he lived. I had the privilege to be introduced to her children Patty, Jerry and Glenda when she come in from MO. I cherished the time that I had knowing my DEAR SIS. My prayer is that I can obtain the level of Spiritual and Wisdom that Sis. Omega possessed. Because she was a milemarker for me in my young Christain walk.