VanMeter was born at St. Joe, Arkansas, on October 1, 1912, the son of Thomas and Martha (Briscoe) VanMeter. He was married to Miss Velma Peoples at Marshall, Arkansas in 1931. He was a retired custodian and a member of the Pentecostal Church at Delano, Calif. He had made his home in the Okemah area for the past several years.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Velma VanMeter, of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Leona Allen, Bakersfield; two brothers, Cleander Allen, Harrison, Arkansas, and Joe Allen, Fayetteville, Arkansas; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
