HEATH SPRINGS, SC~ On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, Mrs. Linda Meador McAteer, age 75, passed from this earth to be with her Lord and Savior.  One of eleven children, she was the baby.  Mrs. McAteer was born in Ghent, WV on February 8, 1944, the daughter of the late Dewey Franklin Meador and Eda Lilly Meador.  She was the wife of Andrew Brown McAteer, Jr.  Mrs. McAteer retired from Springs Industries.  She enjoyed camping at the beach and the mountains, loved yellow roses, butterflies, flamingos and being a "Granny" to her grandchildren, great grands and grand dogs.  Mrs. McAteer was a great cook.  She was a member of Springdell Baptist Church.

Mrs. McAteer is survived by her husband of 58 years, Andrew Brown McAteer, Jr.; a son, Alan McAteer and his wife, Tammy; a daughter, Andra McGuirt and her husband, David; four grandsons, Dustin McGuirt (Jennifer), Andrew McGuirt (Jessica), Corey McGuirt (Tiffany), and Stewart McAteer (Jody); four great grandchildren, Luke, Kinsley, Ava, Chloe and two on the way; a brother, Frank Meador and his wife, Elva; and several nieces and nephews, among them Jim Kiser and his wife, Bonnie who was  like a brother to Linda.

Mrs. McAteer was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers Nile, Jack and Vaughn "Pete" Farley; six sisters, Eula F. Meador, Iris Keith, Edna Farley, Joann Moye, Louise Young, and Betty Almond.

The Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Mrs. McAteer will be 2:00 pm Friday, March 15, 2019 at Springdell Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Donald Tillman.  The family will hold a private burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at a later date.

The family will receive family and friends from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm, one hour prior to the service at the church and suggest memorial contributions be made to Kindred Hospice, 223 S. Herlong Ave., Rock Hill, SC 29732 or to Springdell Baptist Church Building Fund, 1420 Springdell Church Road, Lancaster, SC 29720.