Mary Meador, 93, of East Wenatchee, Wash., a former Baker City resident, died March 14, 2005, at her home.
There will be a family memorial service at East Wenatchee. Burial will be at the Prairie City Cemetery.
Mrs. Meador was born on June 21, 1911, at Prairie City to George Custer and Edna Pearl Howell. She shared ranching with her husband, Garland T. Meador, on their Prairie City cattle ranch for 50 years until retirement when they moved to Baker City and Palm Springs, Calif. For the past 11 years she had lived at East Wenatchee to be near her family.
Survivors include her daughter, Jane, and son-in-law, L.L. “Skip” Nagler, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, all of Washington; a sister, Barbara Reynolds of Prairie City; foster daughter-in-law, Kay Barnhart of Redmond and three foster grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers, Glenn and Arden Howell; and foster son,
Wayne Pierce.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, March 18, 2005
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor