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Submitted: 7/13/21 • Approved: 7/13/21 • Last Updated: 7/16/21 • R1382014-G1382012-S3
Robert
November 18, 1928 - April 24, 2019
Robert Wayne "Bob" Mathews, who resided near Ozark, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at his home. He was born November 18, 1928, in Fort Smith, to the late Jess A. Mathews and Ella Williams Mathews. He was 90 years old. He was preceded in death also by ten brothers and sisters.
Bob was a pipefitter for Memphis Light, Gas, and Water in Memphis, Tennessee. He was also a retired school bus driver and custodian for County Line School District. Bob was a Korean War Navy veteran, receiving numerous decorations and service metals. He was a deacon and member of Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist Church.
Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 27th, at Brotherton Funeral Home Chapel in Charleston, with Bro. Larry Huffman officiating. Burial, with military honors, will be at Cemetery Ridge Cemetery, located south of Ozark, under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home and Flower Shop in Charleston.
He is survived by his wife of almost 70 years, Goldie Faye (Jackson) Mathews; a daughter, Cathy Reves and husband Eddie of Olive Branch, Mississippi; and one granddaughter, Casey Reves of Cordova, Tennessee.
Pallbearers are Mac Bornmann, Harold Holt, Steve Holt, Roddy Mathews, Eddie Reves, and Tony Davidson.
Goldie
October 21, 1928 - June 23, 2021
Goldie Faye Mathews, who resided near Ozark, Arkansas, died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi. She was born October 21, 1928, in Olyphant, Arkansas in Jackson County, to the late Henry Jackson and Martha Epperson Jackson. She was 92 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 70 years, Robert Wayne "Bob" Mathews.
Goldie was a retired cafeteria manager for Denver Elementary School District in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and she was a faithful member of Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist Church.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 28th, at Brotherton Funeral Home Chapel in Charleston, with Bro. Larry Huffman officiating. Burial will follow at Cemetery Ridge Cemetery, located south of Ozark, under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home and Flower Shop in Charleston.
She is survived by a daughter, Cathy Reves and husband Eddie of Olive Branch, Mississippi; a granddaughter, Casey Reves of Cordova, Tennessee; an a great-granddaughter, Chloe.
Pallbearers are Eddie Reves, Tony Davidson, Mac Bornmann, Tom Wells, Harold Holt, and Steve Holt.
Contributed on 7/13/21 by billsully060
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