Obituaries:  Bobby R. Matthews, Sabine, Natchitoches Parish       M-320
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 24, 1989
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Bobby R. Matthews

  Funeral services for Bobby Ray Matthews, were held at 10 a.m.,
Friday, in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home, with
the Rev. Vernon Cargill officiating. Burial was in Memory Lawn
Cemetery.

  Matthews, 58, of Natchitoches, died at 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, May
16, 1989, in Schumpert Medical Center in Shreveport.

  He was a former employee of the Federal Aviation Administration
in Seattle, Wash., and Anchorage, Alaska. At the time of his
death, he was an air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic at
Northwestern State University.

  He was a member of the National Rifle Association, and the
Natchitoches Chapter of the Wild Turkey Association.

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Betty LaCour Matthews of
Natchitoches; three sons, Jim Matthews of Provencal, David
Matthews of Labaina, Hawaii, and Steven Matthews of Bremerton,
Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. Susan Johnson of Bremerton, Wash., and
Tammy Hall of Natchitoches; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
Matthews of Robeline; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Larpenter of
Natchitoches, and Mrs. Peggye Rivers of Many; two brothers,
Harold Matthews, and Billy Matthews, both of Natchitoches; and
three grandchildren.

  Pallbearers were Mark Matthews, Keith Matthews, Allen Heil,
Ambrose Airhart, Ronnie Smith, and Danny Hall.