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MATTHEWS, Effie Mae (Gill) 1937-2016

MATTHEWS, GILL, MCDONALD

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 4/24/2016 at 13:55:39

Effie Mae Matthews

Died: April 23, 2016

Biography--

Effie Mae Matthews, 79, of Waterloo and formerly of Grove, Oklahoma, died at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home, on Saturday, April 23, 2016.

Effie was born on January 27, 1937 in Picher, Oklahoma, the daughter of Leon and Juanita McDonald Gill.

She graduated from Miami High School in Miami, Oklahoma, in 1954. She went on to graduate from Pitzies Beauty School on April 25, 1968.

Effie married James D. "Jay" Matthews on December 21, 1958 in Commerce, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker but had also been an accountant and beautician over the years. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Miami, Oklahoma.

She is survived by her husband, Jay Matthews of Waterloo; son, Todd (Lori Prior) Matthews of Waterloo, daughter, Shelley (Dave) O'Connell of Cedar Falls; three grandchildren, Nicole (Mike Freese) Winstead, Matthew (Alyssa Bradley) Winstead, and Jason (Sarah Bell) Matthews; a great-granddaughter, Tayler Mae Freese; and two sisters, Pat Gill of Miami, Oklahoma, and Oleta Hayton of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Preceded in death by her parents and a son, Jason Brett Matthews.
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Services:
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Locke Funeral Home

Visitation:
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Locke Funeral Home

Cemetery:
Burial in G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami, Oklahoma

Memorials:
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Source: Locke Funeral Home website


 

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