Mary Belle Meeks

January 2, 1924 - April 2, 2009

Mary Belle Meeks, 85, of Cynthiana, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2009, at the Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. Born on January 2, 1924 in Harrison County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Mollie Whiteker Fogle. She married Garnett Meeks, and her dear husband of 59 years preceded her in death on April 21, 2000. Formerly she worked as a secretary for John L. Cummins Auctions & Real Estate. She was a member of the Stringtown Christian Church, Grant County. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Luther Lee (Butch) Meeks on January 16, 2008. She is survived by her daughter, Reba and husband James Stone of Sadieville, Harrison County; grandchildren: Stephanie (Mark) Burke and Jennifer (Mike) Ritchie, Cathy (Jim) Lewis and Kavin (Marilyn) Wagner; great grandchildren: Tyler Ritchie, Chase and Tanner Gillispie, Justin (Tara)Wagner,Chelsea Wagner and Matt and Ryan Lewis; her sister, Ruth (John) Connelly of Cincinnati, Ohio; and her daughter-in-law, Henrietta Meeks of Cynthiana. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2009, at the Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry, with Steven C. Barton, D. Min. officiating. The pallbearers will be Tyler Ritchie, Chase Gillispie, Tanner Gillispie, Justin Wagner, Chelsea Wagner, Matt Lewis, and Ryan Lewis. The honorary pallbearers are the McDonald’s girls, Huck Turner, Hanson Stone, John Malone, Dwayne and Robin Florence, Dr. Steven Besson, and Howard McKinney. The visitation will be from 11-1:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Interment will take place in the Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 1317 U.S. Highway 62E, Cynthiana, Kentucky 41031. Online condolences at www.woodheadfuneralhome.com