Mary Alma Meadows, 87, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2021. She was born on March 23, 1933 in Spartanburg, SC to the late Frank Wesley Waddell and Floya D. Waddell. Mrs. Meadows was the wife of the late Clifford C. Meadows, Sr. She was a Baker for twenty-eight years at the S.C. School for the Deaf and Blind.

Mary was amember of Believers’ Fellowship the Assembly of God.

She is survived by: her brother, Charles (Laura) Waddell of Savannah, GA; her children, Alma (James) Miller of Moore, SC, Ruby Waddell Payden of Spartanburg, SC, Charlene (Michael) Drummond of RockHill, SC, Thomas (Connie) Waddell of Oceanside, CA, Mary Ruth (Vada) Williamsof Moore, SC, Clifford (Wendy) Meadows, Jr. of Spartanburg, SC, Clementine(William) Huff of Decatur, GA, Vastyne (Randy) Dendy of Mauldin, SC and OliveJeremiah Meadows of Belmont, NC; her twenty-four grandchildren; her thirty-two great-grandchildren; her loving sisters-in-law, Ruthie Mae Nash and Elizabeth Meadows both of Roebuck, SC; her dedicated caregivers, (Be Patient Caregiving) Cecily Baker, Angela Talley and Lisa Boozer; and a host of nieces, nephews,cousins, and friends.

She was predeceased by: two sisters, AnnieWaddell and Gladys Benson; and five brothers Frank Waddell, Odell Waddell, Coleman Waddell, Sam Waddell and Leroy Waddell.

A Private Homegoing Celebration for Mary Alma Meadows will be held on Friday, February 12, 2021 at The John Stinson Woodward Memorial Chapel, 602 Howard St., Spartanburg, SC. Burial will be in the Westwood Memorial Gardens, 6101 Reidville Rd., Moore, SC. The family will receive friends at 2:00 p.m. following the burial.