Melody D Meadows

Melody D. Meadows, 68 of Cobden, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. She was born on July 20, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Christina Ellen Nickles. She married Doug Meadows on August 30, 1986 in Anna.

She is survived by her husband Doug Meadows of Cobden; her daughter, Mary Katherine (Terrance) Meadows-Oatman of Carbondale; her son, Douglas Eugene (Megan Lynn) Meadows II of Anna; her mother, Christina Ellen Nickles of Anna; her grandchildren, Alex Meadows, Eldin Myers, Connor Douglas Meadows and Olivia Elaine Meadows, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Chris and Estella Nickles, an aunt, Mary Nickles and an uncle, Glen Brown.

Melody had many accomplishments in her life including being crowned the 1970 Union County Fair Queen. She retired from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 2015. She was a member of the Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455 Ladies Auxiliary. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cobden. She was an avid crafter and enjoyed scrapbooking and planning events. Most of all, she loved her family and spending time with them.

Funeral mass for Melody Meadows will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2022 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cobden with Father Uriel Salamanca officiating. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery in Cobden. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Cobden. Rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois or the American Cancer Society. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.