Marlow Review, Thurs., April 7, 2005
JAMES HARRY MATTHEWS, 81, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Marlow.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Marlow Cemetery, with Glen Matthews officiating. Arrangements were made under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home.
Born Feb. 27, 1924, to James Matthews and Lillian Steele in Marlow, he was a veteran of the U. S. Army, and was a preacher of the gospel for over 50 years.
On July 6, 1944, he married Joella Waggoner; she preceded him in death on April 14, 1995. Then on Dec. 24, 1996, he married Barbara Avens; she preceded him in death on Jan. 1, 2005.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Kathleen and Glenna Matthews; and three brothers, George, Leslie and John Matthews.
Survivors include a son, James Matthews of Buena Park, Calif.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nina and Don Metzgar of Loveland, Colo., and Leah and Tim Armstrong of Windsor, Colo.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Other survivors include two brothers and sisters-in-law, Billy and Juanette Matthews of Kaplan, La., and Glen and Winnie Matthews of Broken Arrow; and five sisters and four brothers-in-law, Edna Wilkinson, and Mary and Albert Fincher, all of Marlow, Juanita and Bill Clark of Burns Flat, Kathy and Ed George of Abilene, Texas, and Shirley and Charles Parsley of Marlow.
JAMES HARRY MATTHEWS, 81, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Marlow.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Marlow Cemetery, with Glen Matthews officiating. Arrangements were made under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home.
Born Feb. 27, 1924, to James Matthews and Lillian Steele in Marlow, he was a veteran of the U. S. Army, and was a preacher of the gospel for over 50 years.
On July 6, 1944, he married Joella Waggoner; she preceded him in death on April 14, 1995. Then on Dec. 24, 1996, he married Barbara Avens; she preceded him in death on Jan. 1, 2005.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Kathleen and Glenna Matthews; and three brothers, George, Leslie and John Matthews.
Survivors include a son, James Matthews of Buena Park, Calif.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nina and Don Metzgar of Loveland, Colo., and Leah and Tim Armstrong of Windsor, Colo.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Other survivors include two brothers and sisters-in-law, Billy and Juanette Matthews of Kaplan, La., and Glen and Winnie Matthews of Broken Arrow; and five sisters and four brothers-in-law, Edna Wilkinson, and Mary and Albert Fincher, all of Marlow, Juanita and Bill Clark of Burns Flat, Kathy and Ed George of Abilene, Texas, and Shirley and Charles Parsley of Marlow.
Marlow Review, Thurs., April 7, 2005
JAMES HARRY MATTHEWS, 81, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Marlow.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Marlow Cemetery, with Glen Matthews officiating. Arrangements were made under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home.
Born Feb. 27, 1924, to James Matthews and Lillian Steele in Marlow, he was a veteran of the U. S. Army, and was a preacher of the gospel for over 50 years.
On July 6, 1944, he married Joella Waggoner; she preceded him in death on April 14, 1995. Then on Dec. 24, 1996, he married Barbara Avens; she preceded him in death on Jan. 1, 2005.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Kathleen and Glenna Matthews; and three brothers, George, Leslie and John Matthews.
Survivors include a son, James Matthews of Buena Park, Calif.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nina and Don Metzgar of Loveland, Colo., and Leah and Tim Armstrong of Windsor, Colo.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Other survivors include two brothers and sisters-in-law, Billy and Juanette Matthews of Kaplan, La., and Glen and Winnie Matthews of Broken Arrow; and five sisters and four brothers-in-law, Edna Wilkinson, and Mary and Albert Fincher, all of Marlow, Juanita and Bill Clark of Burns Flat, Kathy and Ed George of Abilene, Texas, and Shirley and Charles Parsley of Marlow.
JAMES HARRY MATTHEWS, 81, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Marlow.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Marlow Cemetery, with Glen Matthews officiating. Arrangements were made under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home.
Born Feb. 27, 1924, to James Matthews and Lillian Steele in Marlow, he was a veteran of the U. S. Army, and was a preacher of the gospel for over 50 years.
On July 6, 1944, he married Joella Waggoner; she preceded him in death on April 14, 1995. Then on Dec. 24, 1996, he married Barbara Avens; she preceded him in death on Jan. 1, 2005.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Kathleen and Glenna Matthews; and three brothers, George, Leslie and John Matthews.
Survivors include a son, James Matthews of Buena Park, Calif.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nina and Don Metzgar of Loveland, Colo., and Leah and Tim Armstrong of Windsor, Colo.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Other survivors include two brothers and sisters-in-law, Billy and Juanette Matthews of Kaplan, La., and Glen and Winnie Matthews of Broken Arrow; and five sisters and four brothers-in-law, Edna Wilkinson, and Mary and Albert Fincher, all of Marlow, Juanita and Bill Clark of Burns Flat, Kathy and Ed George of Abilene, Texas, and Shirley and Charles Parsley of Marlow.
