Meade Buchanan, 97, died peacefully Monday, September 2, 2019 with family by his side. He was the son of the late Meade and Stella Stear Buchanan. He was predeceased by a brother, a sister and a son, James Buchanan. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran serving active duty as a weather officer and was a retired executive of ITT Telecom serving as president of the North American manufacturing division. Meade was a long time member of Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church and North Ridge Country Club.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra Johnston Buchanan; daughter, Carole Buchanan (partner, William Lybrook); six stepchildren and nine grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 2:00pm at Brown Wynne Funeral Home, 1701 E Millbrook Rd, Raleigh. The family asks that memorial gifts be given to North Carolina Heart and Vascular Hospital, 4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607.