Mr. Tony Meadows Sr., 54, of Lanett, AL passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at his residence.

A Homegoing Celebration Service for Mr. Tony L. Meadows, Sr. will be held Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. ET from the sanctuary of the Bethlehem Baptist Church, West Point, GA.

Interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Lanett, AL

The family will receive friends at 1230 County Road 455, Lanett, AL 36863.

Tony Lee Meadows, Sr., was born on June 5, 1964 to the parentage of Joseph Meadows, Sr., and Annie Lou Meadows in Langdale, Alabama. Tony was called to eternal rest on Thursday, March, 28, 2019 at his residence in Lanett, AL.

He was united in Christ at an early age and joined the Evening Springs Baptist Church, where he remained a dedicated and devoted member until God called him home.

Tony attended West Point High School and was a member of the Class of 1984, where he was an avid basketball player. His favorite pastime was spending time with his kids, grandkids, and family, watching Alabama Football and making others laugh. He was employed as a press operator at Interface Flooring for 15 years and WestRock, formally known as MeadWestvaco Packaging, for 22 years as a sheeter operator until his health declined.

Tony was one of the first African American hired as a machine operator and he was apart of a movement to make better changes at Mead in the startup phase of the new plant. He was very well respected by the senior leaders in the corporate division and by his colleagues at MeadWestvaco; Tony was the go to man for any questions or issues that some of the employees may have had. Even after his early retirement, at WestRock, Tony stayed connected with his work family.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Meadows, Sr. and Annie Lou Meadows, grandmothers, Gensie Lou Thomas and Dora Harrison; grandfather, Willie Frank Thomas; great grandmother, Mollie Calloway Morgan and one of his favorite aunts, Fannie Pearl “Foxy” Benton; three uncles, Willie C. Thomas, Robert Thomas, and Richard Harrison.

Mr. Meadows leaves to cherish his memories: six daughters, Michelle (Laveto) Davidson, Valley, AL, Camela Cainion, Valley, AL, Kara Meadows (Armario Jackson), LaGrange, GA, Marquita Meadows, LaGrange, GA, Ashley (Leheko) Cheek, Sr, Lanett, AL, Arteria Florence, Valley, AL, one son, Tony Lee Meadows Jr, Valley, AL; three sisters Jo Anne Meadows, Los Angeles, CA, Jackie Constance (Ray) Perry, Prattville, AL, Denise (Herman) Hill, Fairburn, GA; four brothers, Gary Meadows, Louisville KY, Frederick (Cynthia) Meadows, Louisville, KY, Alan Meadows, West Point, GA, Joseph (Tamicha) Meadows, LaGrange, GA; seven grandchildren, Donovan Heard, Jaliyah Meadows, Sean Cainion, Jaz’Myne Williams, Jermaine Williams, Aniyah Jackson, Addisyn Jackson, and a special companion/caretaker, Ms. Carla Winston, Lanett, AL; and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles other relatives and friends.