Elizabeth I. (Libby Stratton) Meade

Elizabeth I. (Libby Stratton) Meade, 82, passed away on her birthday on Thursday, January 8, 2026.

She was born on January 8, 1944 in New Holland, Ohio. She was a 1962 graduate of Southeastern High School in South Charleston, Ohio. She retired from Key Bank in 1980, and then worked for IBM and AT&T for a time before retiring from Lucent Technologies in 2005.

Libby is preceded in death by her parents Harold and Gladys Stratton of South Charleston; brother Richard Stratton of Springfield; and infant niece, Carrie Elizabeth Jones. She is survived by loving husband of 51 years, Everett; sister and brother-in-law, Tammy and Tim Harshbarger of South Charleston; sister-in-law, Susie Stratton of Springfield; brother-in-law, Larry Meade, of Pataskala; sister-in-law, Terry Meade of Westerville, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. Libby will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Her family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 13, from 10am - 11:30am at Cotner Funeral Home, 7369 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, with her funeral service to begin at 11:30 a.m. Graveside service to follow at Glen Rest Memorial Estates, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. Jude’s, http://www.stjude.org/donate 

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