Audrey Mae Meek

Audrey Mae Meek, age 61, of New Philadelphia, went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 19, 2012, in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a courageously fought one year battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. One of eight children, born to the late Russell and Minnie (Ankrom) Clum, Audrey was born in Union Hospital at Dover on October 4, 1950.She was raised at Port Washington, Ohio and became a 1968 graduate of Indian Valley South High School. On November 8, 1969, she married the love of her life Richard Meek and together they reared four daughters.A caregiver to her family first and foremost, Audrey was one of the very first employees of New Towne Mall at New Philadelphia. For 22 ½ years, Audrey met, socialized and became friends with literally hundreds of individuals who passed by her and got to know her through her work as a food court attendant.Audrey had a number of passions in her life which included being an avid reader, assembling jigsaw puzzles, being a fan of the Cleveland Indians, and enjoying country music and The Beatles. Additionally, she was a year-round lover of the Christmas holiday. She loved adding new snowmen to her ever-growing collection and enjoyed watching and collecting Christmas movies and books.Known to her family as the hub of the wheel, her giving personality and contagious smile will be forever remembered by those she leaves behind, which include her husband of 42 years, Richard; daughters, Deborah Armstrong, Susan (Troy) Parsons all of New Philadelphia; Heather (Tom) Campbell of Minerva and Shelly Barnhart of Copley; nine grandchildren, Megan, Molly, and Ethan Armstrong, Troy II, Cory, Zachary, and Brady Parsons, Emily Campbell, and Alden Barnhart.Four sisters, Mildred (Bob) Veigel, Phyllis Clum, Alice (Vern) Kieffer, Mary King; three brothers, Jack (Mary) Jones, Dick (Audrey) Clum, and Donald (Lydia) Clum and numerous nieces and nephews complete the family. In addition to her parents, Audrey was preceded in death by an infant brother, David Clum.The family will receive friends on Monday, January 23 from 4:00 â?? 7:00 PM in the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory at New Philadelphia and again one hour prior to services on Tuesday from 9:30 â?? 10:30 AM. Pastor Jason Snyder will lead a celebration of Audrey’s life in funeral home’s chapel on Tuesday at 10:30 AM. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Burial Park at New Philadelphia.The family requests memorial contributions in Audrey’s name may be directed to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202.