Graveside services for Vernon Parnell Meadows 77, of Harker Heights will be on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 10 AM at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. He was born to Edgar and Gertrude (Blackburn) Meadows on October 6, 1942 in Moultrie, Ga. And passed away on August 5, 2020 in Temple. He was married to Marion (Taylor) Meadows for 55 years. He served 20 years in the US Army, 6 years in Alaska, 14 years at Ft Hood and one tour in Viet Nam. After retirement he worked 20 years fir Civil Service at Ft Hood. He was a member of the VFW.
Vernon loved to take his entire family to South Padre every year for vacation. He enjoyed watching the deer from his back porch, watching westerns, listing to music and spending every day with his wife Marion.
He was preceded in death by his mother, father and a brother. Survivors include his wife Marion, son Chad Meadows and wife Helen Mathes, daughter Twyla Elander and husband Steven Gregory, and a sister Shirley Marshall. Grandkids Patti Frankson and husband Erick, Caleb Meadows and wife Lacy, Michael Meadows and finance Danielle, Taylor Elander and Brooke Elander. Great Grandkids Cobie Cartwright, Kinley Meadows, Roman Elander Pirino and Clifton Frankson.
Pallbearers Caleb Meadows, Michael Meadows, Steven Gregory, Erik Frankson, Andy Wilson and Don Mathes.
The family request that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements entrusted to Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home of Killeen.
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