Obit: Hartwell "Uncle" Marion Matlock; Plain Dealing (Bossier Parish), La. 4-22-1938



Submitted by: Kay McMahan-Noska**

Date: 2-5-1999

Source: Plain Dealing Progress~Newspaper (now out of print)





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"Rites for "Uncle" Marion Matlock At Walker's Chapel Last Thursday"



Confederate War Veteran and 95 year-old citizen of Ward #4 laid to rest

at Walker's Chapel



Rites weld held last Thursday morning for "Uncle" Marion Matlock, 95

year old Confederate War Veteran, and native of Ward #4, who died at the

Matlock home Wednesday.

Rites were held from the family residence with Rev. M.M. Miller and Rev.

W. Faulk, Plain Dealing Ministers, conducting. Interment was in the

Walker Cemetery at the Walker's Chapel Church, under the direction of

the Norton Funeral Home. A huge crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives

attended the rites. Active Pallbearers were: Raiford B. Kilgore, Buster

Frazier, C.E. Barnes, Phillip McElhanon, & Cline Matlock.

The deceased is survived by his widow, the former Miss Clara Lewis: 2

daughters: Mrs. Marshall Alonzo (Harriett) Anderson, and Mrs. George

Taylor (Ida Lee) Stroud. One son, Richard H. Matlock, also a number of

Grandchildren, and other relatives, all of Plain Dealing and North

Bossier Parish.

Mr. Matlock was born and reared in that section of the Parish. He was

among North Bossier's most successful farmers. He retired from active

farming only a few years ago. He always took an active part in civic

affrairs of his community and served several terms as Justice of the

Peace for Ward #4, the only public office to which he ever aspired.

Mr Matlock was the eldest member of one of North Bossier's largest and

most prominent families. His passing brought sorrow to many, as he was a

man of sterling qualities and a valuable citizen during his active life. 

The Progress joins a host of friends in extending heartfelf condolences

to the bereaved family circle.

With the death of Mr. Matlock, only two Civil War Veterans of Bossier

Parish survive. They are General O.R. Gillette of Bossier City and Col.

Elam Dortch of Haughton. 

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(**Note from submitter- Hartwell Marion Matlock was my GG-Grandfather. He was 

not born in Bossier Parish. He was born Nov. 18, 1843 in Marshall Co., Alabama 

and the Matlock Family came to Bossier Parish in 1849. They settled in

Mott Community. Hartwell Matlock married first (1869)  Miss Charlotte H.

Dudney and had 4 children: Joseph, Harriett, Ida Lee & George Matlock.

Charlotte Dudney Matlock died in 1877 at age 26. She is buried off

Thornton Road in Plain Dealing in the old Childers/Odom/Love Cemetery.

-Kay McMahan Noska~1999)