Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MATLOCK, CURTIS EDWARD January 30, 2009
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Gina Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006026 February 1, 2009, 5:37 am

News Star World - February 1, 2009
MR. CURTIS EDWARD MATLOCK

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

Monroe, LA

Funeral services for Mr. Curtis Edward Matlock, 77, of Monroe, will be at 
10:00 AM on Monday, February 2, 2009, in the Chapel of the Kilpatrick Funeral 
Home of Monroe with Rev. Jeff Smart and Rev. Tony Smith officiating. Interment 
will follow in Monroe Memorial Park under the direction of the Kilpatrick 
Funeral Home of Monroe.

Born January 13th, 1932, in Lake Providence, LA, he was a son of the late 
Marshall Edward and Letha Marsh Matlock. Mr. Matlock was a US Army veteran of 
the Korean War and received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat. A 
building and painting contractor until his retirement, he was a member of the 
First Baptist Church of Swartz who enjoyed raising peaches, plums, nectarines 
and vegetables.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Bobby, 
and his sister, Louise Moore.

Mr Matlock passed away at his residence on Friday, January 30th, 2009.

A devoted and loving family man, he is survived by his beloved wife of over 54 
years, Mattie Rainbolt Matlock; 2 sons, Jimmy and wife, Theresa, and Bobby and 
wife, Tina; 3 grandsons, Jimmy Matlock II, James Curtis and Dylan Wayne 
Matlock; brothers, Marvin and Billy Matlock and Robert Rachall; and a number 
of nieces and nephews.

Mr. Matlock saw a lot of changes through the years, but some things are 
constant - "God is still God, Jesus is still Jesus, right is right and wrong 
is wrong." He followed the Golden Rule - "Do Unto Others as You Would Have 
Them Do Unto You!"

Pallbearers are Billy Matlock Jr., James Wiggins, Bobby Martin, Kenny and 
Jeremy McCaa, David Trichell, and Steve Yates. Honorary pallbearers are Jimmy 
Matlock II, James and Dylan Matlock.

Visitation will be Sunday 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in 
Monroe, LA.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/m/matlock2977gob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/

File size: 2.5 Kb