Obituaries: Dr. S. B. Matthews, 1942, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 23, 1942 Winnfield News-American

Dr. S. B. Matthews Succumbs to Heart Ailment Sunday

Practiced Medicine Here 22 Years; Was Knights Templar and Mason; Interment
Monday

Funeral services for Dr. S. B. Matthews, 68, who died in a Shreveport hospital
following a heart attack at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, were held Monday afternoon at
the First Methodist Church.  Rev. H. B. Hysell, pastor of the church
officiated assisted by Rev. P. M. Caraway, pastor of the Mangham Memorial
Methodist Church, Shreveport; Rev. Alwin Stokes, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Winnfield, and Rev. H. H. McBride, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Winnfield.  Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery at 3:30
o'clock.

Dr. Matthews had been in failing health for quite some time and last week went
to Shreveport for medical treatment.  A sudden heart attack ended the career
of the deceased who had been practicing medicine in Winnfield for 22 years.

The deceased was born in Castor and after finishing school there entered the
Memphis hospital medical college.  He also took a course at the Eye-Ear-Nose-
Throat Hospital at New Orleans.

Dr. Matthews was a member of the First Methodist Church of this city, was a
Knights Templar Mason and a member of the Woodmen of the World.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Wannie Jordan Matthews, of Winnfield; and three
sons, Victor F. Matthews, S. B. Matthews, Jr., and W. H. Matthews, all of
Shreveport.  Two brothers also survive, R. B. Matthews of Castor and Bettie
(?) Matthews, one sister, Mrs. Maggie Cloud of New Orleans, and seven
grandchildren.

The last rites for the deceased held at the First Methodist Church, was
attended by a large circle of relatives and friends.  Dr. Matthews was well
known in North Louisiana and leaves many to mourn his passing.

Pallbearers were Messrs. Shirley Jackson, Bryant Sholars, W. W. Allen, C. E.
Tannehill or Urania, Roy Taylor and J. M. Hyde.

Attending the funeral from out of town were the following relatives: Mr. and
Mrs. V. F. Matthews and son, V. F., Jr., Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Matthews, Jr., and
children, Elizabeth, Mary Lynn, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Matthews and children,
Virginia, Marguerite and W. H., Jr., all of Shreveport, members of Dr.
Matthews' immediate family and Dr. O. F. Mathews, nephew, and Mrs. Matthews,
Shreveport; Mrs. Ida Matthews, sister in law, of Urania; Mr. Ermine Fields,
nephew, and Mrs. Fields of Leesville; Mrs. D. Duval, niece, and Mrs. Duval,
Longview, Texas; Mrs. Johnnie Stewart, niece, Castor; John Jordan, brother in
law, Baton Rouge; Mrs. S. D. Jordan, sister in law, Jasper, Texas; Mrs. Viola
Simmons, sister in law, Mrs. Kirby Reech and Kirby Reech, Jr., Alexandria.

Among the out of town friends attending the services were the following: Rev.
P. M. Caraway, Shreveport; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tannehill, Urania; Mr. and Mrs.

G. C. Williams, Alexandria; M. H. Fields, Logansport; Mrs. J. D. Jefress,
Jonesboro; Rev. W. M. Averett, Farmerville; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Rogers, and
Mrs. J. B. Youngblood, Mansfield; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Youngblood, F. C.
Rembert, E. H. Furniss, Tom Wemple and W. E. Stephenson, all of Shreveport;
Mrs. Bogan, Castor; James E. Hyde, Alexandria.

The funeral was under the direction of the Walsh Funeral Home of this city.