Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Matthews, L. White Jr. March 17, 2002
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The Virginian Pilot March 19, 2002

NORFOLK - L. White Matthews Jr. passed away peacefully Sunday, March 17, 
2002, after a very short illness. He was the son of L. White Matthews Sr. 
and Addie N. Matthews of Birmingham, Ala.
Mr. Matthews was born and reared in Birmingham. He was quite active in the 
Boy Scouts of America and attained the rank of Eagle Scout in 1925. 
Graduating from Phillips High School in 1927, he entered Auburn University 
and became a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Awarded a degree in electrical 
engineering from Auburn in 1931, he joined General Motors Corporation in 
Montgomery, Ala. While in Montgomery, he began courting Virginia Carolyn 
Chandler. They were married in 1939.
Mr. Matthews spent 19 years of his successful business career with Gary 
Steel Corporation in Norfolk, Ashland, Ky., and Lynchburg, Va. In 1963 he 
joined E.T. Gresham Company of Norfolk, from which he retired after 15 years 
of service.
Throughout his life, Mr. Matthews was always active in his local church. He 
became a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk in 1946. He 
served the church for many years as deacon, elder and treasurer. He was also 
a director of the Presbyterian Home of Lynchburg and Zuni Presbyterian 
Training Center for 14 years. During his life, he provided leadership for 
numerous fund-raising campaigns for his local churches as well as the United 
Way. For a number of years, he was co-chair of the business group for the 
United Way of South Hampton Roads.
Mr. Matthews was a lifelong Rotarian. He first joined Rotary International 
in Ashland, Ky., in 1943. With career relocations he moved his Rotary 
membership to the Norfolk and Lynchburg Clubs. In 1964 he joined the 
Northside Rotary Club of Norfolk and served as its president in 1969-70. 
During his Rotary career, he had more than 25 years of perfect attendance. 
In 1980 he was made a Paul Harris Fellow, one of Rotary's highest awards 
recognizing his service.
During the past four years, Mr. Matthews resided at Warwick Forest, an 
assisted-living community in Newport News. His family wishes to thank the 
staff, particularly those on the Evergreen, for their unfailing love and 
support.
Mr. Matthews was predeceased by his beloved wife, Virginia Chandler 
Matthews, and is survived by his daughter, Virginia Matthews Shriver of 
Yorktown, Va.; his son, L. White Matthews III of Charlottesville, Va., and 
Wilson, Wyo.; and his loving sister, Martha Franklin Matthews of Birmingham, 
Ala. He had two grandchildren, Courtney Chandler Matthews of Boston and 
Brian W. Matthews, a senior at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Other 
survivors include a daughter-in-law, Jane H. Matthews, and a son-in-law, 
Larry D. Shriver.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Forest Lawn 
Cemetery, Norfolk, followed by a memorial service at 3 p.m. at First 
Presbyterian Church in Norfolk.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that a memorial gift be made to the 
Presbyterian Home and Family Services, 150 Linden Drive, Lynchburg, VA 
24503, or Alzheimer's Association, 20 Interstate Corporate Center, Suite 
233, Norfolk, VA 23502. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk Chapel, is 
handling arrangements.



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