CIMARRON - Paul H. Meadows, 90, died Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.

He was born September 14, 1929 at his home on the prairie farm, 5 miles north of Neal, Kansas, the son of Luther and Rachel (Harris) Meadows.  He attended country school and was a 1947 graduate of Neal High School.  He then moved to Toronto, Kansas and did odd jobs until 1948 when he attended Business College in Chillicothe, Missouri.  He went on to work for the Santa Fe Rail Road in August of 1949 and moved to Syracuse, Kansas.  On July 2, 1950 he married Carole Adams in Toronto, Kansas.  He was drafted into the Army on April 13, 1951 and served during the Korean War.  He was honorably discharged on March 23, 1953 and went back to work for Santa Fe and moved to Cimarron in September 1953 and retired from the railroad in 1991.  He and his son, Gary, went on the Honor Flight in 2015.

He was a life member of VFW Post 7828 in Cimarron.

Survivors include: 2 sons, Gary Meadows and wife Pam, Offerle, Kansas and Greg Meadows, Wichita; 3 daughters, Cindy Byer and husband Ron, Cimarron, Paula Howell, Wichita and Janet Meadows and companion, Elmer Malone, Cimarron; 9 grandchildren, Jennifer Meadows, Brandon Meadows, Jason Byer and wife Nikki, Amber Lane and husband Jeff, Ashley Meadows, Kelsey Meadows, Justin Malone and wife Becky, Dalton Howell and Lacey Howell; and 5 great grandchildren, Emma Byer, Cason Lane, Barrett Lane, Waylon Malone and Tanner Malone.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Randall Meadows, his wife Carole on December 4, 2002, his brother, Howard Meadows and his sister, Florence Anderson.

Funeral service will be at 10:00 am Monday, November 4, 2019 at the First Christian Church in Cimarron, with David Johnson officiating.  Burial will follow in the Cimarron Cemetery with full military honors by the American Legion 8th District and Military Honors for the State of Kansas.  Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Cimarron.

The family suggests memorials to Gray County EMS or the Kansas Honor Flight both in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.