Meaders family misses potter patriarch this Memorial Day
This article has been reprinted with several corrections to dates and lineage.
From left, Karan Sosebee, Carly Adam and daughter Charlotte Adam, Eunice Meaders and Melanie Williams will share stories and memories of Whelchel Meaders and his life this Memorial Day. ERIN ETRIS/WCN
Whelchel Meaders enlisted in the Navy at age 20 shipping out directly from the recruiting office without a chance to tell his parents goodbye. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Whelchel Meaders would enlist in the Army National Guard from 1971 to 1977 and the Georgia Air National Guard from 1977 to 1986. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Whelchel Meaders celebrates sweet retirement with a cake from the Georgia Department of Transportation after decades of employment following his extensive military career. SUBMITTED PHOTO
by Erin Etris
This Memorial Day will be unlike any other for Cleveland’s Karan Sosebee and her family. It’s the first one her father, Whelchel Meaders, won’t b…
