Sammy Earl Meadows

Sammy Earl Meadows, 80, of Greenbrier, passed away on Monday September 3, 2018 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday September 8th at 2:00 p.m. at Greenbrier First Baptist Church with Reverend Bob Carroll, Pastor Tee Rawls, Pastor Joey Jones, and Tim Harris officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenbrier Cemetery with Caleb, Austin, and Josh Meadows, Cory Padgett, Dwayne Adcock, Tyler Adcock, Lynn Davis, Ralph Allen, and Brandon Doss serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Adult Sunday School Class at Greenbrier First Baptist Church, Danny Smith, and Ray Redfern. The family will receive friends at Greenbrier First Baptist Church on Friday from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

Mr. Meadows was born July 30, 1938 in Robertson County to the late Earl and Annie Belle Savage Meadows. He graduated from Greenbrier High School in 1957. He went all twelve years of school without missing a day and received an award for twelve years of perfect attendance. Mr. Meadows grew up with a passion for softball, and he always played in the Greenbrier leagues. Until 2015, he was a lifelong member of Greenbrier First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and had eight years of perfect attendance in Sunday School. Mr. Meadows served on the committee for the Robertson County Baptist Association that started up associational sports. He then coached the girls softball and the boys basketball teams at Greenbrier First Baptist Church for the Associational League. Mr. Meadows enjoyed his work in the maintenance department at Nashville Memorial Hospital that later became Skyline Medical Center from where he retired. After his retirement, he went to work at Robertson County Funeral Home in housekeeping. His then favorite hobbies became vacuuming and telling stories of all his hospital working adventures. In 2015, he moved his church membership to Solid Rock Baptist Church in Greenbrier. He was an avid fan of the Greenbrier Bobcats and the Tennessee Vols. He had a great love for camping, and for all that knew him best knows that he had a great love for talking and having conversations with his friends and family. He never met a stranger and had a great love for all his family, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Meadows was preceded in death by his sister: Peggy Ann Stall. In November of this year, he would have been married 60 years to the love of his life, Peggy Ann Moore Meadows, who he leaves to survive him. Mr. Meadows is survived also by his son: Ricky Earl Meadows of Gallatin, grandsons: Caleb and wife Gracie Meadows, Austin and Josh Meadows, great grandchildren: Aiden, Olivia, and Daisy Meadows, brother-in-law: Mack Stall of Goodlettsville, niece: Charlotte Jackson and husband Donnie of Lawrenceville, GA

If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to the steeple fund at Solid Rock Baptist Church

Robertson County Funeral Home in charge of arrangements

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