Flora Jane Meade, 83, of Piggott died Monday, March 1, 2004, in the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott.

She was born March 30, 1920, in Crockett, the daughter of the late Alonzo Cleveland and Katie Mae Groves Johnson.

She was united in marriage to Ivan Meade on Jan. 4, 1941, to this union seven children were born.

She was preceded in death by one daughter, Carolyn Jane Meade; two sons, Ivan Henry Lee Meade and Bobby Meade; three brothers and three sisters.

She is survived by her husband, Ivan Meade of Piggott; one daughter, Debra Johnson of Jonesboro; three sons, Ralph Meade of Bono, Jerry Meade of Pocahontas and Ricky Meade of Piggott; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel with C.O. Evans officiating. Burial followed in the Piggott Cemetery in Piggott. Pallbearers were J.R. Somers, Jerome Meade, Jason Somers, Timothy Johnson, Sonny Johnson and Carlos Crittenden.

Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.