Mitchell County  Georgia Obituaries Charles Rastus Mathews Sr. 2001

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Obituary of Charles Rastus Mathews Sr. 
as written in "The Albany Herald" dated 2 Oct 2001.  

Albany, Georgia.  CAMILLA-- Charles Rastus Mathews Sr., 86, of 272 E. 
Broad Street, Camilla, died Saturday, September 29, 2001, at Park Place Assistance 
Living in Ocala, Fla.  The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of 
Camilla with burial in Oakview Cemetery in Camilla. The Rev. Dr. Harris Malcolm and 
the Rev. Dion Brown will officiate.  The pallbearers will be Bobby Dixon, Steve Dixon, 
Michael Dixon, Micah Sieder, Stephen Davis, Jason Garrett and Ty Cribbs. The honorary 
pallbearers will be the Fellowship Sunday School Class and Lucien Bush Sr.   A native of 
Camilla, Mr. Mathews was a retired car salesman and an Army veteran of World War II. 
He was a member of First Baptist Church of Camilla, American Legion, Lions Club and 
Mitchell County Sports Hall of Fame.  Survivors include his son, Charles Mathews Jr. of 
Ocala, Fla.; two daughters, Libby Dixon of Brevard, N.C., and Charlene Garrett of 
Tallahassee, Fla.; two sisters, Elizabeth Vaughn and Rebecca Hatfield, both of Wofford 
Heights, Calif.; six grandchildren, five step grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. 
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Mathews and parents, Lula Mae Crosby 
and Rastus Mathews.  Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 414, 
Camilla, GA 31730 or Mitchell Baker Service Center, 65 Industrial Blvd., Camilla, 
31730.  Timmons Funeral Home Camilla 229-336-1300.