Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MATHYS, DON March 31, 2014
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News Star World - April 01, 2014
DON MATHYS

Funeral services for Don Mathys of Monroe will be at 11:00 AM, Wednesday April 
2, 2014 at Northminster Church, 2701 Lamy Lane, Monroe, LA, with Dr. C. Weldon 
Gaddy officiating. Interment to follow at Liberty-Taylor Cemetery, under the 
direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes.

Don was born February 25, 1935 in Monroe, LA and passed away in his home on 
Monday March 31, 2014. Don was a native of Monroe, LA and a graduate of 
Ouachita Parish High School and Tulane University with a degree in 
architecture. Upon graduation he received the Alpha Rho Chi Medal for 
Leadership, Service and Merit in 1958.

He was active in the Louisiana Architects Association and was President in 
1986. He was a member of the local Monroe chapter. He practiced architecture 
in various locations from 1958 to 1968. From 1968 to 1989 he operated his own 
architectural practice, taught and was Director of the School of Art and 
Architecture for a short period of time at Louisiana Tech University. From 
1989 to 2002 he was Superintendent of Building Inspections for Escambia 
County, Pensacola, Florida.

He was life -long member of Kiwanis International and active in the Council on 
Aging in Ruston. He also served as president of the Ruston Symphony Society. 
He earned the designation of Master Gardner.

He is survived by his spouse, Phoebe Allen Mathys; two daughters, Donna Mathys 
Bancks and husband George; Rebecca Mathys Warner and husband Dane; four 
grandchildren, Jeremy Upton and wife Candice; Emily Mathewes Warner and 
husband William; Caroline Sarah Florsheim and Juley Quinn Warner.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Northminster 
Church Monroe, LA.


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