Stephen C. "Steve" Matthews

STEVE MATTHEWS IS DEAD IN FREEPORT Steve Matthews, a former resident here and a native of the North Elm Community died suddenly from a heart attack early this morning in Freeport. The body will be brought back to Cameron in an ambulance of the Green Funeral Home and it was understood funeral services were to be held sometime Friday with interment in the North Elm Cemetery. Mr. Matthews before leaving Cameron was employed in the hardware department of the Green & Boedecker store. He is survived by his widow and two small sons. Also one brother, R. C. Matthews and one sister, Mrs. Bart Matthews. Mrs. Matthews, widow of the deceased is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Barrett of Yarrellton. The Cameron Herald 28 Jan 1943 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FUNERAL SERVICES FOR STEPHEN C. MATTHEWS Funeral services for Stephen C. Matthews, 36, who died in a Freeport hospital at 8:30 a.m. on January 26, 1943, were held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, January 29, 1943, from the Baptist Church at Yarrellton. Stephen Colbert Matthews, born on July 3, 1906, at Yarrellton, in Milam county, the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Matthews. The parents moved to Yarrellton many years ago from Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The deceased grew to boyhood in the Yarrellton community and attended school there. He obtained a degree from the Tyler Commercial College in Tyler. On December 25, 1927, he was married to Miss Susie Barrett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Barrett of Yarrellton. In May 1928, they move to Riesel where Mr. Matthews held a traveling job. They lived at Riesel for two years. Returning to their old home at Yarrellton Mr. Matthews purchased a store and entered business. They lived in Yarrellton until 5 years ago when they moved to Cameron where he took a position with the Green & Boedecker Hardware Store. From this city the family moved to Lampassas where he took a position with the Fox & Mills Hardware Company. When the business was sold there recently he went to Freeport to take a place with the Dow Chemical Company. Mr. Matthews died at 8:30 a.m. on January 28, 1943 in a hospital in Freeport, from a heart attack. Mrs. Barrett[Matthews] and their two children remained in Lampassas because they had not been able to obtain a home in Freeport. They planned to join Mr. Matthews in a few days. In Freeport he made his home with his sister, Mrs. Flake Brooks. Rev. Morgan of the First Christian Church of Lampassas, conducted the services at the church in Yarrellton and the Green Funeral Home directed arrangements. J. B. White, Editor and Publisher of the Herald, a friend of the families, paid a tribute to the deceased. Interment was made in the North Elm Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, one son Stephen C. Matthews, Jr., and one daughter, Susie Dell Matthews. CARD OF THANKS We are deeply thankful to our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy on the sad occasion of the loss of our dear husband and father, Stephen Matthews. We want each one to know how deeply we appreciate the help you gave. We thank those who gave flowers and all who in any way sought to help us bear this burden of sorrow. Mrs. Stephen Matthews and Children, R. C. Matthews, Mrs. Bart Matthews, Mrs. Frank Griffin, Mrs. Chas. Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Barrett and Family The Cameron Herald 04 Feb 1943