He was known as "Bud" or "Buddy" by his family and friends.

September 20, 1995 | Anchorage Daily News (AK)
Page: B3 | Section: Metro
Two people died in separate automobile accidents Tuesday morning, and a third person was critically injured.
In another accident, Francis J. Mallett, 73, died when the car he was riding in was broadsided by a pickup truck on Fifth Avenue near Reeve Boulevard at 9:06 a.m. Mallett was a passenger in a Buick Century driven by his longtime companion, Florence D. Matthews.
The 69-year-old Matthews was driving east on Fifth Avenue and tried to turn left into the Peggy's Restaurant parking lot. Her car was struck on the passenger side by a Mazda pickup drive XXXXXX.
Matthews was taken to the Alaska Native Medical Center, where she underwent emergency surgery. She was listed in critical condition in the intensive care unit Tuesday evening.
Published in The Anchorage Daily News on September 24, 1995 on Page B3
Longtime Alaskan Francis ''Bud'' Mallett, 73, died Sept. 19, 1995, and his wife, lifelong Alaskan Florence Matthews-Mallett, 59, died Sept. 20, 1995, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at All Saints Episcopal Church with the Rev. Norman Elliott officiating. Burial will follow at Fort Richardson National Cemetery. Pallbearers include Stephen Matthew, Simon Matthew, Joseph Matthew, Julius Matthew, Karm Singh, Ronald Goessel Sr., Ronald Goessel Jr., Steve Rerko and Bud Vanhatten.
Mrs. Matthews-Mallett was born Aug. 12, 1936, in Rampart. She graduated from Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka and later attended Anchorage Community College. During the early 1970s, she worked as a secretary for the U.S. Corp of Engineers, Alaska District. She was also a secretary for the area dental office, working and traveling in that capacity until retiring.
Mrs. Matthews-Mallett loved to travel and play bingo, and especially caring for family and friends.
Her family said: ''She was a special daughter, sister, wife, aunt and friend. She was beautiful, vibrant and giving. Her battle with rheumatoid arthritis was long and painful. She gave meaning to the word courage and we will all miss her.''
Mr. Mallett was born Nov. 24, 1921, in Fallon, Mont., and graduated from Custer County High School in 1940. From October 1940 to December 1944, he served in the 52nd Artillery Battalion. He was honored with a special American Defense Award with one bronze star and Good Conduct Ribbon and was authorized to wear five service bars due to exemplary service.
Mr. Mallett moved to Alaska during the late '40s and worked for the railroad for many years. He also was a fisherman and laborer.
His family said: ''He was a careful, diligent person who deeply cared for his wife, a true helpmate. He was a generous, giving person who enjoyed sharing stories of the changes in Alaska, of farming in Montana, and of his military experiences.''
Mrs. Matthews-Mallett is survived by her sister, Lee Ann Dillon and family, sister and brother-in-law, Ann and Ron Goessel and family, brother and sister-in-law, Stephen and Valerie, all of Fairbanks; brother, Simon of Stevens Village; niece and spouse, Renee and Karm Singh and family, nieces, DeAnn Mayo and Margaret Matthews and families, nephews and spouses, Joseph and Dorothy Matthew and family, Julius and Edna Matthew and family, all of North Pole; uncle and spouse, Sam and Liza Pitka and family; seven aunts, Agnes Moore, Isabelle Charlie and Kitty Allen, all of Fairbanks, Lillian Pitka of Stevens Village, Annie James of Fort Yukon, Elsie Pitka of Beaver, and Minnie Titus of Minto; and many family and friends in the Interior and Anchorage areas.
Mr. Mallett is survived by four sisters, Marjorie Young and family of Cove, Ore., Dorothy Henderschott and family of Oelwein, Iowa, Sara Betty Shotliff and family of Missoula, Mont., and Alice Prahl and family of Chickasaw, Ala.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Sophie Mallett, five brothers, and two sisters.
Arrangements were handled by Evergreen Memorial Chapels.
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