Dr. Meade, 84, of East Brunswick, died April 17, 2013. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was a professor of agronomy at Cook College of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, where he worked for 25 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Betty Lee Hitt Meade. Surviving are two sons, John Stephen and his wife, Mary Hudeck, of Old Bridge, and Michael Meade and his wife, Elaine, of Mount Holly; a sister, Rosalie Moetza of Holland, Mich.; a sister-in-law, Jackie Meade of Marshall, Mich.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and his caretaker, William Bumekpor. Services were held at Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick. Interment was in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arnytown section of North Hanover.