Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....MATTHEWS, Robert J. November 14, 1978 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com May 22, 2019, 10:44 pm Breckinridge County Herald-News, Hardinsburg, Ky., Thursday, November 23, 1978 OBITUARY Robert J. MATTHEWS, age 79, of Hardinsburg, Ky, died on Tuesday, November 14, 1978, at Breckinridge Memorial Hospital, Hardinsburg. He was born on January 24, 1899 in Breckinridge County, the son of the late Thaddeus MATTHEWS and Sarah Jane (POOLE) MATTHEWS. He was a member of the Cloverport Baptist Church, and was a farmer. Survivors are: his wife, Mrs. Rose BISHOP MATTHEWS one daughter: Mrs. Lily D. RALEY of Louisville, Ky (Jefferson County) one son: Morris T. MATTHEWS of Hardinsburg, Ky one sister: Mrs. Delia FENDLEY (?FINLEY) of Irvington, Ky (Breckinridge County) two brothers: Ed Tom MATTHEWS of Hardinsburg, Ky Dave MATTHEWS of Glen Dean, Ky (Breckinridge County) 12 grandchildren & 14 great grandchildren Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 17, 1978 from the chapel of the Trent-Dowell Funeral Home in Hardinsburg. Burial was in the Matthews Family Cemetery near Hardinsburg. Additional Comments: Matthews Family Cemetery, located near Hardinsburg, in Breckinridge County. (I have not been able to get an exact location or information on this cemetery.) MATTHEWS, Robert Jefferson MATTHEWS 24 Jan 1899 -- 14 Nov 1978 husband of Rosebud son of Thaddeus MATTHEWS & Sarah Jane POOLE MATTHEWS, Rosebud 28 Mar 1902 -- 03 Aug 1993 wife of Robert J. maiden name: BISHOP THEIR SON & HIS WIFE, AND HIS GRANDSON ALSO HERE: MATTHEWS, Morris Thomas 10 Jun 1927 -- 24 Jul 1995 husband of Justine son of Robert Jefferson MATTHEWS & Rosebud BISHOP MATTHEWS, Justine M. 29 Jan 1926 -- 08 Nov 2009 wife of Morris T. maiden name: BROYLES (I found her dates on her Social Security Death Record on Ancestry.com.) MATTHEWS, James Robert 16 Sep 1956 -- 22 Jun 1962 son of Morris Thomas MATTHEWS & Justine M. BROYLES Peggy Russell File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/obits/m/matthews10616gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/