Betty Meadows

Asheville – Betty Meadows, 98, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at the Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Asheville.

A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a graduate of Mars Hill College. Mrs. Meadows retired from the N.C. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Center and was a longtime member of Emma United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family and making great memories together. She will be greatly missed.

Mrs. Meadows was a daughter of the late Henry Shuford and Mary Patton Shuford, and the wife of the late John Troy Meadows. She was also preceded in death by her sisters: Kate Seaward and Laura Shuford; and by her twin brother, Lewis Shuford.

Surviving are her son, John L. Meadows; and daughter, Mary Emmagene Mangum and husband Reid.

Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Tuesday, December 12, 2023, in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home, with Pastor Mary Cash officiating. Burial will follow at Patton Cemetery in Swannanoa.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

A special thanks to all the staff and caregivers at the Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center and Four Seasons Hospice for their love and support given to our family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Emma Fellowship Church, 55 Adams Hill Road, Asheville, NC 28806.

Anders-Rice Funeral Home is honored to serve the Meadows Family.