Obituary of A.J. Meadors, Faulkner Co, AR

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Submitted by:  Jo Ann Cooper <cooper@inet-direct.com>
Date: 26 Mar 1999
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A.J. Meadors, co-owner of the Central Insurance Agency, died Thursday at a 
Little Rock hospital. A native of Lonoke, he was born April 17, 1908. He 
was a graduate of State College of Arkansas, Peabody College and Columbia 
University and prior to coming to Morrilton, he had been Dean at Central 
Baptist College in Conway. He was in the insurance and real estate business 
and served as deacon in the First Baptist Church in Morrilton. He was a past 
president of the Morrilton Rotary Club, and was on the Board of Directors of 
the Morrilton Security Bank.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth Edwards Meadors; to sons, Allan and 
John Meadors of Little Rock; one daughter, Mrs.. Mary Dean Mainord of 
Conway; one sister, Mrs.. Clarence Ferguson of Conway and nine 
grandchildren.

Funeral service was Saturday at 10 am at the First Baptist Church by 
Rev. Coy Sample and Rev. Glen McCalman and burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery 
by Harris Funeral Service.

Pallbearers were Dr. C. Ray Williams, Jack Jumper, Phil Howe, Robert D. 
Harris, Charles B. Owens and Manuel Allison.

Honorary pallbearers were Howard E. Jones, Security Bank president and 
members of the Board of the bank and deacons of the First Baptist Church 
in Morrilton.