Donna Cathryn Varvil Meade of Bowlegs died Tuesday. She was 65.

She was born in Bray, Oklahoma on April 1, 1934, to Eugene Joseph Varvil and Mary Louise Orcutt Varvil.

She married Wayne Nelson Meade on June 23, 1951, and they farmed and ranched in the Seminole area until their divorce in 1984.

He preceded her in death in 1990.

In 1983, a car accident left her a quadriplegic, but despite her injury, she served as the postmaster of Bowlegs until her death.

In 1986, she was named Handicapped Employee of the Year by the U.S. Postal Service.

Her father and brother, James Theodore Varvil also preceded her in death.

Surviving are her mother, Mary Louise Varvil of Edmond; two sons and daughters-in-law, Frank and Debbie Meade of Perry; Ralph and Janie Meade of Deer Creek North; a daughter and son-in-law, Alisa Cathryn and Dean Krakel of Denver, Colorado; a brother, Wayman Varvil of Edmond; a sister, Joyce Adams of Gore; and seven grandchildren; as well as numerous friends and loved ones.

Services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the First Assembly of God in Bowlegs with the Rev. Roy Robertson and Dean Krakel officiating.

Burial is at George Cemetery at Tryon, south of Stillwater.

Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.

Published April 7, 1999.