In Memory of

Della

Meade

Obituary for Della Meade

Woodland, MI
Della Lou Meade

Dancing Della Lou Meade, age 77, of Woodland, MI passed away Saturday, January 9th, 2021 at her home with family by her side.

Della was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 23, 1943, the daughter of the late Michael and Francis (Thompson) Dooley. She was raised in the Nashville area and attended local schools graduating from W.K.Kellogg High School in 1961.

On June 10, 1961 she was married to Mr. Arthur Meade. Della & Art began their lives together in the Nashville area, before moving to Woodland in 1972.

Della's passion in life was dancing! She was an accomplished dancer in many disciplines, and she loved to she are skills with others. Over the years Della has been a dance instructor, with students in Lake Odessa, Ionia, Hastings and several other surrounding communities. Della, maintained weekly lessons schedule until 2009. In 1970, Art & Della purchased the Ford dealership in Lake Odessa and successfully together operated the business. Each year, they participated in regional and national sales contests which they often won. This afforded the couple many opportunities to travel all over world, including Switzerland, France, the Caribbean and Italy. Della also enjoyed traveling with her family to many cattle shows around mid Michigan.

Della's family was always her first priority, and she especially enjoyed time spent with the grandchildren. She is survived by her beloved husband Art, two sons Jim & Joe Meade, three grandchildren China (Gabe) Shellenbarger, Alisha Meade, Spencer Meade. seven great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her brothers Pat, & Jack Dooley.

A private memorial service was held at The Daniels Funeral Home, Nashville, MI, at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 12th, with a celebration of life that will be announced at a later date

Memorial contributions can be made to GoFundMe - Art and Della Meade.
https://gofund.me/f6b37121

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. For further details please visit our website at www.danielsfuneralhome.net