

Born March 7, 1950 in Clinton, Indiana to Harry and Florence (Morris) Meadows, he married Carol “Cindy” Gatlin in December 17, 1983 in Peoria.
Surviving are his wife; five children, Shannon (Brian) Heywood , Melissa Meadows , and Angela (Ken) Walker, all of Peoria, Rick (Tina) Huffman of North Pekin and Chandy (Tyler) Ziegler of Savannah, Georgia; 9 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; 2 brothers, Thomas (Cheryl) Meadows of Peoria and Bill (Annie) Meadows of Indianapolis; and 1 sister, Cheryl (Rick) Blake of Holiday, Florida
Jim was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Sharon Brown
He worked out of Operating Engineers Local 649 in Peoria, working many years for Hoerr Construction Company.
Jim enjoyed riding motorcycles and was a member of the American Motorcycle Association.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin. The Rev. Lelon Gatlin and Tommy Meadows, eulogist, will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before the funeral. Burial will be in Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Midwest Affiliate, 4722 North Sheridan Road, Peoria, IL 61614.
To express condolences online, visit www.preston-hanley.com
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