Ted Delano Meacham

Ted Delano Meacham of 1104 Avila Avenue, Hampstead, NC passed away at 11:10PM on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at the Woodbury Wellness Center of Hampstead. He succumbed to the ravages of Alzheimer's after a 10 year battle with the disease. He was born to Theodore Wesley Meacham and Dorothy Horton Meacham in Charlotte, NC / Mecklenburg County on 10/21/1934. He was a 1953 graduate of Harding High School. He spent 9 years in the Air National Guard of NC and the Reserve of the US Air Force. Ted was a 10 year member of the Topsail Baptist Church on Highway 17, donating his time and financial resources to his church and his community. His personal interests included designing and drawing architectural plans for his family's own custom homes, as well as, plans for family and personal friends. He loved his and his wifes' dream retirement home on the Intracoastal waterway in Hampstead. He loved being outdoors, whether it was working in his yard, working on one of the family vehicles, or helping around his community. His interests also included camping trips with his family and traveling in retirement with his wife. He began his career with Whitin Machine as a draftsman after graduating from Harding High School. He joined Pritchard Paint & Glass Company in Charlotte, NC in late 1957. As his career progressed, he relocated his family to Salisbury, NC, then Raleigh, NC, and eventually in 1995, he and his wife retired to the Wilmington, NC area where he lived until his passing. He is survived by the love of his life of 54 years, Jean. He is also survived by four grown children, Stanley Ted, of Denver, CO, Anthony Mark, of Hampstead, NC, Alisha Meacham Grkman and Jim, of Salisbury, NC, and Eric Wesley and Amy, of Wilmington, NC. Ted is also survived by five grandchildren, Mark Meacham, Amanda Meacham Connor and Jeremy, Zachary Grkman, Sidney Grkman, Ava Meacham, and one great-grandchild, Brooke Connor. A private service was held on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Andrews Mortuary of Hampstead with Pastor Rick Armstrong officiating. The family would like to recognize the kindness and understanding of the staff and administration at the Woodbury Wellness Center in Hampstead, NC. In lieu of flowers, the family sincerely wishes that any contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Eastern North Carolina, 3737 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC, 27612.