Faye Meadows

If the research is true -- that volunteering leads to a long and fulfilled life -- then Faye Meadows, 90, was living proof. Faye’s volunteer work at the North Fulton Regional Hospital in Alpharetta was one of the most important aspects of her life. She was a big believer in giving back to the community, and she said she got more of helping others than they did. Besides her family, it was her work as a volunteer that gave her the most satisfaction. Faye Matthews Meadows died from complications of pneumonia on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at the Canton Nursing Center. Her body was donated to the Emory School of Medicine. The memorial service will be held Saturday, October 25, at 11 a.m. at the Northside Chapel Funeral Home in Roswell. Faye Matthews was born in Temple, GA, on December 20, 1917. She grew up in Pell City, AL. On Christmas Day in 1940, she married a young forester named Ben Meadows. In 1956, they moved to Atlanta and together they started a forestry and engineering supply company called The Ben Meadows Company. In the early years of the company, Faye helped type and mail the catalogs, fill the orders and help with customer relations -- all while tending to the couple’s four daughters. She was active in the Society of American Foresters Ladies Activities Committee and often represented the organization in a public relations capacity. Later on, she became Chairman of the Board of the Ben Meadows Company and was present when the company was named Georgia Family Business of the Year in 1997. Before Mrs. Meadows married, she was trained as a nurse. Becoming a nurse was something she was proud of for the rest of her life, and it led to her interest in volunteering in hospitals, particularly North Fulton Regional Hospital. She was an active volunteer there for 15 years, serving on the scholarship committee and as one of the originators of the hospital’s Concierge service. She also was a benefactor of the scholarship fund and provided financial support to multiple patients who were in need. Mrs. Meadows is survived by her four daughters, Margaret Hube of Alpharetta, Lisa Dudley of Ball Ground, Vicky Favorite of Decatur, and Ellen Meadows of St. Louis, Mo.; seven grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her name to the Scholarship Fund of the North Fulton Regional Hospital Volunteers. The mailing address: NFRH Volunteers, 3000 Hospital Boulevard, Roswell, GA 30076.

Faye Meadows

December 20, 1917 - October 14, 2008