Fred Charles Meadows, 76, of Pinson passed away Oct. 24, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Funeral services were 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue with Dylan McMinn officiating. Burial followed at Big Springs Methodist Church Cemetery. The family received friends at Crook Avenue from noon-2 p.m. Wednesday.
He was born July 9, 1949, in Jackson, the son of the late Claude Vance and Alice Marie Knight Meadows. He grew up in Pinson and was a graduate of Southside High School in Jackson.
He worked at Bemis Mill right out of high school and continued there over 20 years until it closed. He then went to work at Southern Lithoplate in Jackson until his retirement.
He was a member of Pinson Baptist Church. He enjoyed raising and training beagle dogs and was a big NASCAR fan. He enjoyed taking care of his farm. He was very well liked and leaves many friends.
He is survived by three brothers, Marvin (Kay) Meadows of Pinson, Ronald R. Meadows of Henderson and Kenneth Dale Wilkinson of Pinson, and four sisters, Nancy Sue Horton of Beech Bluff, Kathy Ray of Pinson, Dora Marie Jones of Enville and Martha Walls of Pinson.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Betty Jean Roark.
