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Submitted: 9/29/16 • Approved: 9/30/16 • Last Updated: 10/3/16 • R1155683-G1155681-S3
Eldridge
Sept 9, 1923 - Jan 19, 2010
Mary Alice
Jan 14, 1930 - May 22, 2010
Married Nov 26, 1947
*Obituary
Mary Alice Matthews, 80, of Conway passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010. She was born on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1930, in Conway to the late Hershel Freeman Moseley Sr. and Nannie C. (Chisler) Moseley.
Mrs. Matthews worked for 25 years for International Shoe Factory. She retired after 20-plus years as the Food Service Director for Conway Public Schools.
She is survived by two sons, Robert and Billina Matthews, and Steve Matthews; daughter, Marilyn Matthews; four grandchildren, Brian and Shelly Ward, Stephanie and Michael White, Greg Matthews, and Justin Matthews; three great-grandchildren, Gracie Ward, Faith Ward, and Avery White; and a brother, James C. Moseley.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, E. A. Matthews; two brothers, Hershel Freeman Moseley Jr., and Travis Moseley; and three sisters, Sarah Starkey, Betty June Palmer, and Vida Lou Moseley.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Conway with Brother David D. Hoffman officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway.
Eldridege A. "Bulldog" Matthews, 86, of Conway, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at his home.
He was born September 9, 1923, in Happy Valley (Enola), AR, to the late William Thomas and Bertha E. (Griffin) Matthews.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Leister Matthews and Eldon Matthews and two sisters, Pauline Matthews and Williedean Matthews.
E.A. was a farmer, a mechanic, a dozer operator, and worked in food service for the Conway Public Schools. He was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Conway, a member of the Vilonia Saddle and Wagon Club, and was one of the founding members of the Faulkner County Farmers Market. He was a Navy veteran and served on the USS Colorado during WWII.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary Alice (Moseley) Matthews; two sons, Steven "Dog" Matthews and Robert L. Matthews and wife Billina; one daughter, Marilyn Matthews, all of Conway; four grandchildren, Brian Ward and wife Shelly of Conway, Stephanie White and husband Michael of Grapevine, TX, Greg Matthews and Justin Matthews of Conway; three great-grandchildren, Gracie Ward, Faith Ward, and Avery White; three brothers, Frank Matthews and wife Pauline of Enola, Gordon Matthews of Conway, and Jack Matthews and wife Pat of Maumelle; and by two sisters, Joy Tucker of St. Louis, MO, and Shirley Smith and husband Harold D. of Conway.
Funeral services were at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway. Interment was at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Parents:
William Thomas Matthews (1899 - 1980)
Bertha Eliza Griffin Matthews (1898 - 1975)
Spouse:
Mary Alice Moseley Matthews (1930 - 2010)
Children:
Thomas E. Matthews (1948 - 1948)
Siblings:
Pauline I. Matthews (1920 - 1979)
Franklin George Matthews (1922 - 2013)
Eldridge A Matthews (1923 - 2010)
Gordon K. Matthews (1925 - 2010)
Leister Guy Matthews (1927 - 2005)
Willadean Matthews (1931 - 1995)
Eldon F. Matthews (1932 - 1969)
Tommy N. Matthews (1934 - 1934)
Contributed on 9/29/16 by hawkinsdonna
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