Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....ALEXANDER, MATTHEW GERALD June 30, 2015
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News Star World - July 02, 2015
MATTHEW GERALD ALEXANDER

Funeral services for Matthew Gerald Alexander, 68, of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, 
and Monroe since 1986, will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, July 3, 2015, at 
Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Reverend Warren Eckhardt 
of North Monroe Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn 
Memorial Park Cemetery, with military honors, under the direction of Mulhearn 
Funeral Home of Monroe.

Mr. Alexander died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at the Northeast Louisiana War 
Veteran's Home.

Mr. Alexander served his country during the Vietnam War, 1966-1968. He was a 
member of the Army's Elite 82nd Airborne, 269th Combat Aviation Battalion. Many 
of Gerald's health problems stemmed from exposure to Agent Orange while in the 
field. Honorably discharged in 1972, Gerald worked for DuPont Company of 
Chattanooga, Tennessee, until retirement. He also served his community as 
lieutenant with the North Hamilton County Fire and Rescue in Soddy-Daisy, 
Tennessee, until retirement. Gerald was a patriot and a devoted family man who 
found his purpose in duty to country, community and family.

Mr. Alexander was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Ariabelle 
Alexander; his infant brother, Thomas Andrew Alexander, Jr.; his aunts, Myrtle 
and Mable Alexander; his son-in-law, John Aubrey Watzek, Jr.; his mother-in-
law, Ruth Howard Yarnell; his brother-in-law, Donand Hill and his sister-in-
law, Lucy Ramsey.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Beth Howard Alexander; his daughter, 
Tracy Alexander Watzek; grandchildren, Katie and Garrett Watzek, Riley and Owen 
Green; sister-in-law, Patricia Hill; nephews, Mark, David and Greg Hill, Dennis 
Johnson, and their families; niece, Kathy Porter and husband, Billy Joe and 
their family; along with many very special great nieces and nephews and their 
families.

Pallbearers will be Garrett Watzek, Mark Hill, David Hill, Greg Hill, Dennis 
Johnston, Billy Joe Porter, Issac Howell and Steve Descant. Honorary pallbearer 
will be fellow Vietnam veteran and family friend, Mark Johnston.

Visitation will be 5:00 until 7:00 PM, Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Mulhearn 
Funeral Home of Monroe.

The family wished to extend thanks to Lee Ann Jones, his very dear home health 
care nurse, Northeast Louisiana Veterans' Home and Premier Hospice.

Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Sterlington Road

Monroe, LA 

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