Advertisement

Advertisement

Mary Stanton Gibson Matthes

Birth
Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA
Death
15 Mar 1977 (aged 71)
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Burial
Chico, Wise County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
, , [2250] Unmarked
Memorial ID
View Source
NOTE: According to Mary's birth certificate, she was born in Decatur, Wise Co., Texas instead of Chico, Wise Co., Texas as her obituary states. It also shows that she was born on December 12, 1905 instead of December 13, 1905.

CHICO NATIVE BURIED FRIDAY
Services were held Friday at Chico Baptist Church for Mary Stanton Matthes, 71, of Lubbock, formerly of Chico. Burial was in Chico Cemetery. Mrs. Matthes died Tuesday, March 15 in Lubbock.

Pallbearers were Henry Brower, Ralph Bass, Claud Coble, Burgess Largent, Everett Johns and George Morrow.

Mrs. Matthes, born Dec. 13, 1905 in Chico, was a former teacher at Brantley-Draughn Business College in Fort Worth.

Survivors include a son, Karl Matthes of Lubbock; sister, Sarah Gantt of Port Arthur; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Arrangements were handled by Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport.
Published in The Messenger (Wise Co., Texas) on March 24, 1977.
(Source: Wise County, Texas GenWeb.)

NOTE: According to information from the Wise County Website, and a Find-A-Grave photo volunteer, the grave of Mary Matthes is unmarked.
NOTE: According to Mary's birth certificate, she was born in Decatur, Wise Co., Texas instead of Chico, Wise Co., Texas as her obituary states. It also shows that she was born on December 12, 1905 instead of December 13, 1905.

CHICO NATIVE BURIED FRIDAY
Services were held Friday at Chico Baptist Church for Mary Stanton Matthes, 71, of Lubbock, formerly of Chico. Burial was in Chico Cemetery. Mrs. Matthes died Tuesday, March 15 in Lubbock.

Pallbearers were Henry Brower, Ralph Bass, Claud Coble, Burgess Largent, Everett Johns and George Morrow.

Mrs. Matthes, born Dec. 13, 1905 in Chico, was a former teacher at Brantley-Draughn Business College in Fort Worth.

Survivors include a son, Karl Matthes of Lubbock; sister, Sarah Gantt of Port Arthur; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Arrangements were handled by Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport.
Published in The Messenger (Wise Co., Texas) on March 24, 1977.
(Source: Wise County, Texas GenWeb.)

NOTE: According to information from the Wise County Website, and a Find-A-Grave photo volunteer, the grave of Mary Matthes is unmarked.

Gravesite Details

Unmarked grave



Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement