116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Obituaries
The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.
Mary Louise Meeks
MARY LOUISE MEEKS
Washington
Mary Louise Meeks, 95, of Washington, Iowa, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Halcyon House following a short illness.
Celebration of Life services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Pastor Jason Collier officiating. Calling hours will begin noon Monday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Interment will take place in Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth, Iowa.
Memorials have been established for the Halcyon House Good Samaritan Fund or the Ainsworth Community Church.
Online condolences may be sent for Mary's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com.
She is survived by her son, Richard Meeks and wife Malinda of Mountain Home, Ark.; son, Lewis Meeks and wife Cathi of Prairie Grove, Ark.; daughter-in-law, Mary M. Meeks of Republic, Mo.; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. Mary is also survived by her sister, Audra Williams of Washington, Iowa; two brothers-in-law, Wayne Brock of Washington, Iowa and Robert Meeks and wife JoAnn of Runnells, Iowa; three sisters-in-law, Ruby Meeks of Boise, Idaho, Rosemary Meeks of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Katie Meeks of West Branch, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Daily Newsletters