John P. Mathews - Submitted for the USGenWeb by Richard P. Sevier 3/16/10 USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. ************************************************************************************* Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************************************************* John P. Mathews - Madison Parish, Louisiana From Vicksburg Post, March 16, 2010 TALLULAH — John P. Mathews died Sunday, March 14, 2010, at Madison Parish Hospital. He was 69. Mr. Mathews was born in Ferriday and had lived in Tallulah for more than 20 years. He was a dredge-boat operator and a member of Monclova Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Linda Faye Byrd Mathews of Tallulah; two sons, Ricky Mathews and Brad Mathews, both of Tallulah; a daughter, Kay Harvey of Tallulah; three brothers, James R. Mathews of Tallulah, Billy Mathews Sr. of Forest, La. and Alfred Sanders of Gurdon, Ark.; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Parkview Baptist Church with the Rev. John W. Rushing officiating. Burial will follow at Monclova Cemetery in Waterproof under the direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home. Visitation will be tonight from 5 until 8 at the church. Pallbearers will be Ricky “Buck” Mathews, Scott Mathews, Derek Heard, Loyd Moore, Lance Morgan and Dustin Harvey. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Wright, Sheldon Ezell, Cecil Wells, Jake Moore and Sonny Morgan.