PANHANDLE - Earl Leon (Red) Matthews, 62, of Panhandle died early Saturday in Amarillo's Northwest Texas Hospital.
The owner of Red's Ditching Service and a former farmer, he was a native of the Dimmitt area and a Panhandle resident for 25 years.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in World War II, and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Panhandle.
He is survived by his wife, Frances of the home; son, David of Hereford; son, Darrell of Hereford; son, Dean of Panhandle; daughter, Debora of Amarillo; brother, Larry of Sedalia, Mo.; brother, Merle of Knob Noster, Mo.; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church of Panhandle with the Rev. Vernon O'Kelly, pastor of the church, officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev. Steve Rogers, a Methodist minister in Panhandle. Burial will follow in the Panhandle Cemetery.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Sunday, October 27, 1985)
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Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Earl Leon Matthews
Birth Date: 25 Mar 1923
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Claude, Armstrong, Texas, USA
Father: Laurence Arthur Matthews
Father Birth Place: Texas
Mother: Zibba Conner Matthews
Mother Birth Place: Grayson County, Texas
Mother Residence: Claude, Armstrong, Texas
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Earl Matthews
Death Date: 26 Oct 1985
Death County: Potter
Gender: Male
The owner of Red's Ditching Service and a former farmer, he was a native of the Dimmitt area and a Panhandle resident for 25 years.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in World War II, and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Panhandle.
He is survived by his wife, Frances of the home; son, David of Hereford; son, Darrell of Hereford; son, Dean of Panhandle; daughter, Debora of Amarillo; brother, Larry of Sedalia, Mo.; brother, Merle of Knob Noster, Mo.; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church of Panhandle with the Rev. Vernon O'Kelly, pastor of the church, officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev. Steve Rogers, a Methodist minister in Panhandle. Burial will follow in the Panhandle Cemetery.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Sunday, October 27, 1985)
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Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Earl Leon Matthews
Birth Date: 25 Mar 1923
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Claude, Armstrong, Texas, USA
Father: Laurence Arthur Matthews
Father Birth Place: Texas
Mother: Zibba Conner Matthews
Mother Birth Place: Grayson County, Texas
Mother Residence: Claude, Armstrong, Texas
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Earl Matthews
Death Date: 26 Oct 1985
Death County: Potter
Gender: Male
PANHANDLE - Earl Leon (Red) Matthews, 62, of Panhandle died early Saturday in Amarillo's Northwest Texas Hospital.
The owner of Red's Ditching Service and a former farmer, he was a native of the Dimmitt area and a Panhandle resident for 25 years.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in World War II, and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Panhandle.
He is survived by his wife, Frances of the home; son, David of Hereford; son, Darrell of Hereford; son, Dean of Panhandle; daughter, Debora of Amarillo; brother, Larry of Sedalia, Mo.; brother, Merle of Knob Noster, Mo.; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church of Panhandle with the Rev. Vernon O'Kelly, pastor of the church, officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev. Steve Rogers, a Methodist minister in Panhandle. Burial will follow in the Panhandle Cemetery.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Sunday, October 27, 1985)
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Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Earl Leon Matthews
Birth Date: 25 Mar 1923
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Claude, Armstrong, Texas, USA
Father: Laurence Arthur Matthews
Father Birth Place: Texas
Mother: Zibba Conner Matthews
Mother Birth Place: Grayson County, Texas
Mother Residence: Claude, Armstrong, Texas
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Earl Matthews
Death Date: 26 Oct 1985
Death County: Potter
Gender: Male
The owner of Red's Ditching Service and a former farmer, he was a native of the Dimmitt area and a Panhandle resident for 25 years.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in World War II, and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Panhandle.
He is survived by his wife, Frances of the home; son, David of Hereford; son, Darrell of Hereford; son, Dean of Panhandle; daughter, Debora of Amarillo; brother, Larry of Sedalia, Mo.; brother, Merle of Knob Noster, Mo.; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church of Panhandle with the Rev. Vernon O'Kelly, pastor of the church, officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev. Steve Rogers, a Methodist minister in Panhandle. Burial will follow in the Panhandle Cemetery.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Sunday, October 27, 1985)
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Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Earl Leon Matthews
Birth Date: 25 Mar 1923
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Claude, Armstrong, Texas, USA
Father: Laurence Arthur Matthews
Father Birth Place: Texas
Mother: Zibba Conner Matthews
Mother Birth Place: Grayson County, Texas
Mother Residence: Claude, Armstrong, Texas
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Earl Matthews
Death Date: 26 Oct 1985
Death County: Potter
Gender: Male
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