Robbie Martin Meador
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Robbie Martin Meador
TYLER — Robbie Joyce Martin Meador, 95, a life long resident of Tyler, passed away March 23, 2025 in Colorado Springs, Colorado where she had lived near her children since 2017. She was born in Van, Texas, the third daughter of Bloomer (Jack) and Jewell Martin. With sisters Thalia Martin (Schmidt) and Iris Juaniece Martin (Trevathan) they moved to Tyler in the 1930s.
Her mom, an accomplished seamstress, dressed her daughters in the latest clothing and thus Robbie’s lifelong love of beautiful clothes and shoes began. After graduating from high school and attending junior college, she met and married Dale Meador who’s family had settled in Tyler in the 1860s. The young couple took off to Baylor University for Dale’s degree, then returned to Tyler to build a family.
Working early on as a secretary and bookkeeper in the oil industry, Robbie “retired” to be a full-time mom to daughter Kerry and son Tim. There was nothing like her warm chocolate cream pies made from grandmother’s recipes, or a sharing a coke with her after school. Many afternoons were spent with her girlfriends in the neighborhood – taking up hobbies like oil painting, ceramics and exercise classes. She was deeply involved with her Sunday School classes at Green Acres Baptist church, throwing class parties and taking bible study classes.
Of all her hobbies, ceramics became a neighborhood business built in her garage. Hundreds of figurines, soup bowls, Christmas trees, ornaments and dishes came from her kiln and sold to clients. She was a meticulous painter, at one time producing several lifelike Christmas creches with camels, sheep, donkeys, wise men, shepherds, Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus in the manger.
Freedom came with kids out of the house, and Robbie embarked upon years of “walking the mall” where she met girlfriends for walking, coffee and shopping almost daily. The closet filled with clothes and shoes, worn smartly to social events and numerous games of Mahjong played with the girls.
Dale was the love of her life and they shared 67 years together until his passing in 2016. Together they traveled to work conventions, to visit kids and grandkids and to see America. But home in Tyler – built by Dale’s father and brother – was where they loved to be ? taking care of their yard and enjoying the company of their beloved Labrador retriever Maverick and miniature Schnauzer Smokey.
Robbie’s will be remembered for her love of reading, her kindness to others and words of wisdom such as “if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”
She is survived by her son Tim Meador and his wife Barbara; daughter Kerry Meador Masson and her husband John; grandchildren Rachel Lisowski, Joshua Meador, Jonathan Luke Meador, Daniel Meador and Michael Joseph Meador; and 11great grandchildren.
Services will be conducted on May 17 in Franktown, Colorado with burial at Rosehill Cemetery in Tyler, Texas.
Her mom, an accomplished seamstress, dressed her daughters in the latest clothing and thus Robbie’s lifelong love of beautiful clothes and shoes began. After graduating from high school and attending junior college, she met and married Dale Meador who’s family had settled in Tyler in the 1860s. The young couple took off to Baylor University for Dale’s degree, then returned to Tyler to build a family.
Working early on as a secretary and bookkeeper in the oil industry, Robbie “retired” to be a full-time mom to daughter Kerry and son Tim. There was nothing like her warm chocolate cream pies made from grandmother’s recipes, or a sharing a coke with her after school. Many afternoons were spent with her girlfriends in the neighborhood – taking up hobbies like oil painting, ceramics and exercise classes. She was deeply involved with her Sunday School classes at Green Acres Baptist church, throwing class parties and taking bible study classes.
Of all her hobbies, ceramics became a neighborhood business built in her garage. Hundreds of figurines, soup bowls, Christmas trees, ornaments and dishes came from her kiln and sold to clients. She was a meticulous painter, at one time producing several lifelike Christmas creches with camels, sheep, donkeys, wise men, shepherds, Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus in the manger.
Freedom came with kids out of the house, and Robbie embarked upon years of “walking the mall” where she met girlfriends for walking, coffee and shopping almost daily. The closet filled with clothes and shoes, worn smartly to social events and numerous games of Mahjong played with the girls.
Dale was the love of her life and they shared 67 years together until his passing in 2016. Together they traveled to work conventions, to visit kids and grandkids and to see America. But home in Tyler – built by Dale’s father and brother – was where they loved to be ? taking care of their yard and enjoying the company of their beloved Labrador retriever Maverick and miniature Schnauzer Smokey.
Robbie’s will be remembered for her love of reading, her kindness to others and words of wisdom such as “if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”
She is survived by her son Tim Meador and his wife Barbara; daughter Kerry Meador Masson and her husband John; grandchildren Rachel Lisowski, Joshua Meador, Jonathan Luke Meador, Daniel Meador and Michael Joseph Meador; and 11great grandchildren.
Services will be conducted on May 17 in Franktown, Colorado with burial at Rosehill Cemetery in Tyler, Texas.