Alphonso Matthews was co-owner of Ed and Al Matthews Furniture store, for many years a successful furniture store on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta. He was married three times, first to Queenie Ebbert, whom he married July 18, 1909 at St Paul's Methodist church in Atlanta; second to Emmy (Roquemore) Bell, whom he married 29 April 1916; and third to Helen Wooten, whom he married 14 Jun 1941. Alphonso's four children were all by his first wife Queenie.
His obituary from the Atlanta Constitution, 5 August 1950, page 14:
Al Matthews, Furniture Man, Dies
Al Matthews, 65, prominent Atlanta furniture dealer and manufacturer, died Friday morning in a local hospital following a heart attack last Saturday. He resided at 4040 Randall Mill Rd., N.W. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Spring Hill, with Dr. Louie D. Newton officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Matthews was born in DeKalb County and had lived in Atlanta since early childhood. He was the son of the late Louella Clarke and Thomas J. Matthews.
Entering the furniture business in his youth, he was first connected with the firm of Matthews & Lively. He was also associated with Ed Matthews Furniture Company, later named Ed and Al Matthews Furniture Company. The firm was sold to Sterchi Brothers during World War II. Since the war, Mr. Matthews had been active in the manufacture of bedroom furniture in Suwanee.
An active sportsman, he was for many years Secretary of Homosassa Fishing Club, of which he was a life member. He was a member of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, Atlanta Athletic Club, and was a Thirty-Second Degree Mason.
Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Helen Wooten, of Barnesville; two sons, Al Matthews, Jr., and Dr. Thomas V. Matthews, both of Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. Charles K. Howard, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Marvin R. Smith, of Cordele; a sister, Mrs. T. E. Matthews, of Atlanta; nine grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
His obituary from the Atlanta Constitution, 5 August 1950, page 14:
Al Matthews, Furniture Man, Dies
Al Matthews, 65, prominent Atlanta furniture dealer and manufacturer, died Friday morning in a local hospital following a heart attack last Saturday. He resided at 4040 Randall Mill Rd., N.W. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Spring Hill, with Dr. Louie D. Newton officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Matthews was born in DeKalb County and had lived in Atlanta since early childhood. He was the son of the late Louella Clarke and Thomas J. Matthews.
Entering the furniture business in his youth, he was first connected with the firm of Matthews & Lively. He was also associated with Ed Matthews Furniture Company, later named Ed and Al Matthews Furniture Company. The firm was sold to Sterchi Brothers during World War II. Since the war, Mr. Matthews had been active in the manufacture of bedroom furniture in Suwanee.
An active sportsman, he was for many years Secretary of Homosassa Fishing Club, of which he was a life member. He was a member of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, Atlanta Athletic Club, and was a Thirty-Second Degree Mason.
Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Helen Wooten, of Barnesville; two sons, Al Matthews, Jr., and Dr. Thomas V. Matthews, both of Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. Charles K. Howard, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Marvin R. Smith, of Cordele; a sister, Mrs. T. E. Matthews, of Atlanta; nine grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Alphonso Matthews was co-owner of Ed and Al Matthews Furniture store, for many years a successful furniture store on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta. He was married three times, first to Queenie Ebbert, whom he married July 18, 1909 at St Paul's Methodist church in Atlanta; second to Emmy (Roquemore) Bell, whom he married 29 April 1916; and third to Helen Wooten, whom he married 14 Jun 1941. Alphonso's four children were all by his first wife Queenie.
His obituary from the Atlanta Constitution, 5 August 1950, page 14:
Al Matthews, Furniture Man, Dies
Al Matthews, 65, prominent Atlanta furniture dealer and manufacturer, died Friday morning in a local hospital following a heart attack last Saturday. He resided at 4040 Randall Mill Rd., N.W. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Spring Hill, with Dr. Louie D. Newton officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Matthews was born in DeKalb County and had lived in Atlanta since early childhood. He was the son of the late Louella Clarke and Thomas J. Matthews.
Entering the furniture business in his youth, he was first connected with the firm of Matthews & Lively. He was also associated with Ed Matthews Furniture Company, later named Ed and Al Matthews Furniture Company. The firm was sold to Sterchi Brothers during World War II. Since the war, Mr. Matthews had been active in the manufacture of bedroom furniture in Suwanee.
An active sportsman, he was for many years Secretary of Homosassa Fishing Club, of which he was a life member. He was a member of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, Atlanta Athletic Club, and was a Thirty-Second Degree Mason.
Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Helen Wooten, of Barnesville; two sons, Al Matthews, Jr., and Dr. Thomas V. Matthews, both of Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. Charles K. Howard, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Marvin R. Smith, of Cordele; a sister, Mrs. T. E. Matthews, of Atlanta; nine grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
His obituary from the Atlanta Constitution, 5 August 1950, page 14:
Al Matthews, Furniture Man, Dies
Al Matthews, 65, prominent Atlanta furniture dealer and manufacturer, died Friday morning in a local hospital following a heart attack last Saturday. He resided at 4040 Randall Mill Rd., N.W. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Spring Hill, with Dr. Louie D. Newton officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Matthews was born in DeKalb County and had lived in Atlanta since early childhood. He was the son of the late Louella Clarke and Thomas J. Matthews.
Entering the furniture business in his youth, he was first connected with the firm of Matthews & Lively. He was also associated with Ed Matthews Furniture Company, later named Ed and Al Matthews Furniture Company. The firm was sold to Sterchi Brothers during World War II. Since the war, Mr. Matthews had been active in the manufacture of bedroom furniture in Suwanee.
An active sportsman, he was for many years Secretary of Homosassa Fishing Club, of which he was a life member. He was a member of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, Atlanta Athletic Club, and was a Thirty-Second Degree Mason.
Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Helen Wooten, of Barnesville; two sons, Al Matthews, Jr., and Dr. Thomas V. Matthews, both of Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. Charles K. Howard, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Marvin R. Smith, of Cordele; a sister, Mrs. T. E. Matthews, of Atlanta; nine grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
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