MEEKS, Bertice L.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona April 17, 1996 Bertice L. Meeks of Wickenburg died April 10 in Sun City. He was 79. Mr. Meeks was born May 30, 1916 in Mt. Vernon, Mo. He had lived in Arizona the last four years. Mr. Meeks was a World War II Army Veteran with the rank of T/4 at the time of his discharge. He was a P.O.W. in Germany for 28 months before being set free by the Russians when they came through and then walked 50 miles before finding a U.S. camp. Mr. Meeks worked for the U.S. Postal Service and received the Service Award. He retired in 1975. Mr. Meeks also was a bus driver and barber in California. He loved to play horseshoes; he won state tournaments and National Horseshoe Pitchers Association awards and certificates of achievement. He also loved music, playing string instruments and singing. His other enjoyments were boating, sailing and bicycling. He bicycled 1,100 miles going from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with a group. Mr. Meeks liked to walk, was quite active and was always doing something. Mr. Meeks is survived by his wife Olis of Wickenburg; sons John Meeks of Shingle Springs, Calif., and Kenneth Meeks of Sacramento, Calif.; sisters Beulah Bland and Maxine Starrett of Indianapolis, Ind. and brother John Meeks of Waynesville, N.C. Private burial was held at the Wickenburg Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Frey Funeral Home and Cremation Service.