Alma Olene Butler Meares

Alma Olene Butler Meares, widow of Lionel “Ed” Meares, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, June 9, 2018. Olene had been a long time volunteer in the Surgical Waiting Room at Retreat Hospital before her illness and was a long time member of Fairmont Memorial Baptist Church. Olene is survived by one nephew, Billy L. Butler and his wife, Nancy; one niece, Sylvia Coates and her husband, Leroy; several great nieces and nephews; and her in-laws, William and Geneva Meares of Lexington, South Carolina. The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 13, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, VA 23231 where a service will immediately follow in the funeral home chapel at 2 p.m. A private graveside service will follow at Washington Memorial Park, Sandston, VA. Online condolences may be made at www.nelsenrichmond.com.