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Note: Charles Clay Meade was born April 1st, 1831, and died March 29th, 1904, aged seventy-three years, lacking three days. The deceased had been a consistent member of the Methodist church since youth or early manhood. He took great interest in church work and especially the sabbath schools. In 1883 he was elected to represent Scott County in the State Legislature, which position he filled with honor to himself and his constituents. Prior to that time he served as justice of the peace in Estillville district for a number of years, and his decisions were always characterized with justice, equity and impartiality. During the Civil War he belonged to the 6th Confererate battalion, and saw some rough service in West Virginia and Maryland, under that indomitable calavy raider Col. Witcher. He fought with Generals Hodge and Forrest and rode with Wheeler in his memorable dash around the rear of the Federal Army during the battle of Missionary Ridge and participated in the capture and burning of the latter's commissary stores at McMinnville. It is said of him that no braver soldier ever bore arms in defence of the lost cause.
Squire Meade was a man of great usefulness to the people of Scott County, having been a factor in the educational development of the county. So extensive was his general knowledge and so highly prized was his opinion, that when age and infirmity incapacitated him from taking active part in the affairs of the county, his counsel and advice were sought by old and young, from far and near. The writer was his constant nurse during four months of helpless affliction with paralysiss, which ended in hi sdeath, and can unhesitatingly say that he bore his affliction pain, but least complaint, and with the greatest patience and resignation of any person we have every known. He often talked cheerfully of dying and viewed not that inevitable change with fear and dread, but looked beyond the chilly waters, with an eye of faith, to the realization of his hopes of a land wherecomes no more pain, sorrow nor death. He often said he felt no fear of death, but waiting and ready at any time it would please the Lord to call his spirit to its home above, for the Savior has said: " I go to prepare a place for you, taht where I am, you may be also, bound to him by solid strong ties of loe and affection that only a reunion in heaven can heal the vacancy.
Surrounded by familiar scences of his early citizenship in the county, 6 miles east of Gate City, on a beautiful knoll overlooking the homes of two of his children, who are living, and close by the graves of four, who are dead, we looked for the last time on that familiat face, thengently laid him to rest by the side of the companion of his youth, who had prededed him to that beautiful land and been waiting and watching for him these 27 years. But shall we see him again? Yes, if we strive to imiate his noble Christian life and die with faith and hope like his, we shall know him in the great beyond; not bent with age and feebleness, not suffering with the afflictions in the light which radiates from the throne of God and reflecting the smiles of Him who said: " I am the resurrection and the life, he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shal he live."
H. S. Bellamy
Asleep in Jesus! Oh how sweet.
To be for such a slumber meet!
With holy confidence to sing
That death has lost his venomed sting.
Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest.
Who's waking is supremely blest!
No fear, no woe, shall dim that now
That manifests the Savior's power.
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Birth: 1 APR 1831 in Russell County Va.
Death: 29 MAR 1904 in Scott County, Virginia
Burial: Lawson Confederate Memorial Cemetery
Residence: Virginia
Event: Comments1 Nicholesville Band
Event: Comments1 Pft. Civil War - Confederate
Event: Comment (4) Delegate to legislature for Scott Co.
Event: Comment (3) 1862 Hospital 20 years old.
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