Her parents Oscar and Ruth McCurdy opened Oscar’s Sandwich Shop in 1929 next to Central High School where Bobbie attended high school, met and eventually married William “Jug” Meadows after he returned from the Korean War. They settled in East Ridge where she raised her family and attended First Presbyterian Church. She spent many years teaching children on Sunday mornings and volunteering for Changed Lives, a long running Christian media ministry founded by the late pastor Ben Haden.
She found tremendous joy in being a mother and later a grandmother who treasured every opportunity to spend with her grandchildren. Bobbie loved to travel with her family to Disneyworld, Siesta Key, Jackson Hole, and Breckenridge among other trips. She was a constant and loving presence in the lives of her family, always there to offer her love, support, and encouragement.
She was preceded in death by her husband William “Jug” Ernest Meadows, Jr. ,her son , Douglas Lewis Meadows , her parents Oscar and Ruth McCurdy , and her brother Charles “Charlie” McCurdy.
Left behind to cherish her memory are her children, William Ernest Meadows III (Cindy), Robert Harle Meadows (Kim), and Gregory Marshall Meadows, her grandchildren; Kristopher Brent Meadows, Justin Blake Meadows, William Hillis Hudson, Elizabeth Kate Meadows, and Gabriella Alexandra Meadows; her great-grandchildren Brock Douglas Meadows, and Oscar Ashe Meadows: her nieces Keith McCurdy and Tara Spurling, and her nephew Les McCurdy (Pam).
The family will receive friends on Thursday October 29, 2026, from 11 am to 1pm at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home. A celebration of her life will be held graveside at Lakewood Memory Gardens East following the visitation at 1:30 pm.
In lieu of flowers, you may donate to your favorite charity or to First Presbyterian Church.
Please share your thoughts and memories of Bobbie online at www.chattanoogaeastchapel.com
Chattanooga Funeral Home East Chapel has been entrusted with her arrangements.
