Mrs. Telecia Denise Webber Meeks, 66, of Shelby, NC passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby. She was born on January 2, 1954 in Cleveland County to the late Lucinda Webber.

Telecia was a 1972 graduate of Shelby High School and attended Livingston College. She retired from James Love Elementary School where she was employed for 16 years and was everyone’s mother and grandmother. Telecia never ever met a stranger. She had a way of making everyone she encountered feel welcomed and loved. Whenever you saw her, she was always smiling and through her optimism, she never allowed life’s trials to get her down. She loved her daughter and especially her grandchildren were her everything.

Telecia was a member of Faith Harvest Church. She loved her church and served as a greeter, missionary and assisted with summer camp. Telecia also volunteered for Common Ground Cafe . Her sweet and loving spirit will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her.

In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Eugene and Lillie Mae Webber.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 25 years, James Meeks; a daughter, Cicely Pompey of Shelby, NC; one step-daughter, Nikki Meeks-Blanco (Johnny) of Rock Hill, SC; her sister, Tina Webber of Shelby; three grandchildren, Jalenn Farrar, Mylyn Pompey and Karis Pompey all of Shelby; one great-granddaughter, Briley Farrar of Shelby; one uncle, Eugene Webber, Jr. of Shelby and a host of cousins and friends..

The funeral service for Mrs. Meeks will be private. The service will be live streamed on Facebook starting at 1:45 PM. She may be viewed at S.T. Enloe Memorial Chapel on Friday, August 14, 2020 from 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM. Burial will take place at Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Enloe Mortuary on behalf of the family.