Wasco-Malheur County OR Archives Obituaries.....Meek, Zelma Ilene December 11, 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com April 5, 2006, 2:33 pm The Dalles Chronicle, December 15, 2004 Zelma Ilene Meek, 91, a long-time resident of Vale and recent resident of The Dalles, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004 at a local care facility. She was born Jan. 28, 1913 in Durham, Okla., to Archie and Nellie (Young) Thompson. She grew up in Durham, and following her high school graduation she attended Phillips University and graduated from teachers college in Stillwater, Okla. She taught school in Durham for two years, then four years in Butler, Okla. She married L. Dow Meek in 1935 and they moved to California for a year in 1942 and then back to Butler. In 1946 they moved to Vale where they bought and ran the Vale City Cleaners, retiring in 1978. She was active in several women’s clubs as well as state and local PTA organizations. She enjoyed reading and travel, particularly to Hawaii and Australia as well as all over the US. Survivors include her children and their families; daughter Gayle and her husband Edward Eddy, The Dalles; and son Larry Meek, Seattle; four grandchildren, Bob and Darby Eddy and Lane and Laren Meek; and eight great- grandchildren. Memorial services will be held in March at the Vale First Christian Church with committal of her ashes at Riverview Cemetery in Vale. Memorial contributions may be made to Vale First Christian Church. Arrangements are by Columbia Cremation & Burial. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/m/meek873gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb