OBIT: David F. "Pokey" MATTHEWS, 1980, Fort Hill RD, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Richard Boyer. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ DAVID F. MATTHEWS David F. (Pokey) Matthews, 80, Fort Hill RD 1, died July 13, 1980, in Somerset Community Hospital. He was born Jan. 13, 1900, in Addison Township, son of the late Benjamin and Annie (Leonard) Matthews. He was preceded in death by wife Rosella (King) Matthews and son David. He is survived by daughter, Mary Ellen Livengood, Fort Hill; son, Jerry, Penn Hills; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, William Leonard, Mt. Savage, Md.; sisters, Mrs. Edith Zimmerman, Fort Hill, and Mrs. Minerva Hilliard, Ursina. He was a retired member of Local 3, United Ironworkers. Friends were received at Humbert Funeral Home, Confluence, where services were held with the Rev. Richard McClintock officiating. Interment, Silbaugh Cemetery. Meyersdale Republic, July 17, 1980 [M0375]