Jesse was born in Stone County, Missouri to Henry Meadows and Elsie Garrison. He was the oldest of eleven children. He married his wife, Alma Swofford, in 1941. In the 1950's Jesse moved his family to Tracy, CA where he worked for H.J. Heinz for 27 years. He later became a beekeeper and was well known for the excellent quality of his honey. After retirement he would sit for hours watching his bees swarm around the hives.
Jesse was preceded in death by his wife Alma and son Dwight. He is survived by his son, Doyle (Elizabeth) Meadows of Virginia and daughters-in-law Carla Meadows of Oakley and Mary Meadows Welty of Concord along with his grandchildren Aaron (Amy) Meadows of Oakley, Stacia (Craig) Ruffolo of Moraga, Matthew (Heather) Meadows of Elk Grove, Melissa (Victor) Wang of San Francisco and Andrew Meadows of Antioch and 9 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters Delphia Smith of Arkansas and Donna Swofford of Tracy.
Funeral will be held on Wednesday, May 31 at Brentwood Funeral Home, 839 First Street, Brentwood. Visitation at 10:00 AM, Service at 11:00 AM.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sutter Care at Home Hospice, 5099 Commercial Circle, Suite 210, Concord, CA 94520 or Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, PO Box 3195, Martinez, CA 94553.
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