Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MATTHEWS, JAMES H. June 5, 2010
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News Star World - Jun 06, 2010
JAMES H. MATTHEWS

Rose-Neath Funeral Home

Homer, LA

James H. Matthews went to be with the Lord this morning, Saturday, June 5, 
2010. He was a shining example of what had become known as the "greatest 
generation".

The first child of Andrew Jackson Matthews, Jr. and Opal Wallace Matthews, he 
was born in the front bedroom of his grandfathers dogtrot house in Heflin, LA 
on February 12, 1923. He grew up on the family farm in northern Webster parish 
near Springhill. A true child of the great depression, his childhood was spent 
chopping and picking cotton and plowing behind a mule. In those days, everyone 
worked hard including the children. It was during this time that the values of 
hard work, honesty and doing the right thing were instilled in him and he 
never strayed from that.

Mr. Matthews joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served honorably throughout WWII 
in both the North Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. I can't help but think that 
on this anniversary of D-Day, an old sailor is hitting the beach in Heaven, 
wading ashore to meet his Lord and Savior.

After the war, he finished college at Louisiana Tech with a B.S. in 
Agriculture and went to work for the U.S.D.A. for 32 years.

He married Gloria McPherson in 1951 and raised three children, Mike, Steve and 
Lisa. After losing Steve in 1990 and his wife Gloria in 1999, he lived alone 
in Homer with his dog "Bruno". His brother, Harry Matthews of Mouth of Wilson, 
VA, also survives him.

He was a kind and thoughtful man and was well thought of by everyone who knew 
him, a true southern gentleman.

Graveside funeral services will be held on Monday, June 7, 2010, at the 
Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Shongaloo, LA with Rev. John McClelland officiating. 
The family will receive friends at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Homer on Sunday 
from 5:00P.M. until 7:00 P.M. 

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