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Angela Matthews Knight Owen a native of Gulfport, Miss, and a long time resident of West Memphis, Arkansas died at her home on June 25, 2007 at the age of 93. She was born on January 18, 1914 to the late Seth Hayden and Ann Cullinane Matthews. She was preceded in death by husbands Dr. Robert Knight and Fred W. Owen, one child, Robert Spencer Knight and by brothers John R. (Jack) Matthews, Sr., Seth H. (Mickey) Matthews, and Richard C. (Dickey) Matthews and by nephews John R. Matthews, Jr., Seth H. Matthews III, and John R. Matthews III. She is survived by nieces, Annice Matthews Ellis, Las Vegas, NV, Peggy Matthews (Steve) Ross, Mobile, AL, and Catherine Matthews Riemann, Gulfport, MS; nephews Marc (Jeanne) Matthews, Tallahassee, FL, Charlie B. (Sally) Matthews, Daphne, AL, James R. (Kathy) Matthews, Long Beach, MS, sister-in-laws, Betty Matthews (Claude) Johnson, Biloxi, MS, and Dr. Alice Matthews, Tallahassee, FL, five great nieces, four great nephews, several great-great nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends and several very special people, Martha Anne (Bill) Weaver, Edmondson, AR., Caryl Sorrells and Sarah Sutton of West Memphis, AR, and her devoted care givers, Tina Evans, Mary Tribble, Patricia Cohen and Ann Whitiker of West Memphis and Hattie White of Proctor, AR. She attended Gulf Park College for Girls in Long Beach, Mississippi and received her RN degree from Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans. She worked as a nurse at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, and was head nurse in the emergency room at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. She later earned an MS degree from Memphis State College. She was a long time member of the Garden Club of Memphis and a life member of Les Passees of Memphis, and had served as president. She served on many charitable organizations and was a member of the ladies auxiliary of the Mississippi Seniors Golf Association. She was actively involved with fund raising for the Campbell Clinic in Memphis. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, West Memphis and a member of the Owen-White Circle in West Memphis. Always vivacious and high-spirited, Angela was smart, sweet, pretty and funny all of her life. She was a protective and loving sister to her three brothers and adored and doted on her nieces and nephews. She met her first husband, Robert Knight, at Tulane Medical Center where he was on staff as an orthopedic surgeon and she worked as an RN. After he received a fellowship from the Campbell Clinic in Memphis, the young couple moved to that city and began a family with the addition of Robert Spencer Knight in 1949. After a tragic auto accident in 1959 took the lives of her husband and son and left her with severe injuries, she began the arduous task of healing and rebuilding her life. She went back to school and earned a degree before meeting another special someone, Fred Owen, of West Memphis, Arkansas. She and Fred wed in 1962 when Angela made the move "across the river" to West Memphis and immediately became involved with her new home town. A frequent visitor to Gulfport over the decades, Angela never lost the love for her hometown, Gulfport. After the death of her beloved father and several years after her mother lost her home in Hurricane Camille, Angela brought her best friend, her mother "Miss Ann," to live in West Memphis where she remained in Angela's loving care until her death. After husband Fred's passing, she continued living in their home of forty plus years where she enjoyed family, friends, socializing and gardening. Angela was a joy and inspiration to all who knew her. She was a member of a fading breed of genteel, compassionate, strong and kind Southern woman called "lady". A visitation will be held on Friday, June 29, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home on O'Neal Road, Gulfport, followed by graveside services at Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to St. Jude Research Hospital, Attn: Memorial /Honor Program FH, One St. Jude Place Building, Memphis, TN 38148-0552. View and sign register book @www.bradfordokeefe.com.
2007 Sun Herald
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Angela Matthews Knight Owen a native of Gulfport, Miss, and a long time resident of West Memphis, Arkansas died at her home on June 25, 2007 at the age of 93. She was born on January 18, 1914 to the late Seth Hayden and Ann Cullinane Matthews. She was preceded in death by husbands Dr. Robert Knight and Fred W. Owen, one child, Robert Spencer Knight and by brothers John R. (Jack) Matthews, Sr., Seth H. (Mickey) Matthews, and Richard C. (Dickey) Matthews and by nephews John R. Matthews, Jr., Seth H. Matthews III, and John R. Matthews III. She is survived by nieces, Annice Matthews Ellis, Las Vegas, NV, Peggy Matthews (Steve) Ross, Mobile, AL, and Catherine Matthews Riemann, Gulfport, MS; nephews Marc (Jeanne) Matthews, Tallahassee, FL, Charlie B. (Sally) Matthews, Daphne, AL, James R. (Kathy) Matthews, Long Beach, MS, sister-in-laws, Betty Matthews (Claude) Johnson, Biloxi, MS, and Dr. Alice Matthews, Tallahassee, FL, five great nieces, four great nephews, several great-great nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends and several very special people, Martha Anne (Bill) Weaver, Edmondson, AR., Caryl Sorrells and Sarah Sutton of West Memphis, AR, and her devoted care givers, Tina Evans, Mary Tribble, Patricia Cohen and Ann Whitiker of West Memphis and Hattie White of Proctor, AR. She attended Gulf Park College for Girls in Long Beach, Mississippi and received her RN degree from Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans. She worked as a nurse at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, and was head nurse in the emergency room at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. She later earned an MS degree from Memphis State College. She was a long time member of the Garden Club of Memphis and a life member of Les Passees of Memphis, and had served as president. She served on many charitable organizations and was a member of the ladies auxiliary of the Mississippi Seniors Golf Association. She was actively involved with fund raising for the Campbell Clinic in Memphis. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, West Memphis and a member of the Owen-White Circle in West Memphis. Always vivacious and high-spirited, Angela was smart, sweet, pretty and funny all of her life. She was a protective and loving sister to her three brothers and adored and doted on her nieces and nephews. She met her first husband, Robert Knight, at Tulane Medical Center where he was on staff as an orthopedic surgeon and she worked as an RN. After he received a fellowship from the Campbell Clinic in Memphis, the young couple moved to that city and began a family with the addition of Robert Spencer Knight in 1949. After a tragic auto accident in 1959 took the lives of her husband and son and left her with severe injuries, she began the arduous task of healing and rebuilding her life. She went back to school and earned a degree before meeting another special someone, Fred Owen, of West Memphis, Arkansas. She and Fred wed in 1962 when Angela made the move "across the river" to West Memphis and immediately became involved with her new home town. A frequent visitor to Gulfport over the decades, Angela never lost the love for her hometown, Gulfport. After the death of her beloved father and several years after her mother lost her home in Hurricane Camille, Angela brought her best friend, her mother "Miss Ann," to live in West Memphis where she remained in Angela's loving care until her death. After husband Fred's passing, she continued living in their home of forty plus years where she enjoyed family, friends, socializing and gardening. Angela was a joy and inspiration to all who knew her. She was a member of a fading breed of genteel, compassionate, strong and kind Southern woman called "lady". A visitation will be held on Friday, June 29, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home on O'Neal Road, Gulfport, followed by graveside services at Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to St. Jude Research Hospital, Attn: Memorial /Honor Program FH, One St. Jude Place Building, Memphis, TN 38148-0552. View and sign register book @www.bradfordokeefe.com.
2007 Sun Herald
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Angela Matthews Knight Owen a native of Gulfport, Miss, and a long time resident of West Memphis, Arkansas died at her home on June 25, 2007 at the age of 93. She was born on January 18, 1914 to the late Seth Hayden and Ann Cullinane Matthews. She was preceded in death by husbands Dr. Robert Knight and Fred W. Owen, one child, Robert Spencer Knight and by brothers John R. (Jack) Matthews, Sr., Seth H. (Mickey) Matthews, and Richard C. (Dickey) Matthews and by nephews John R. Matthews, Jr., Seth H. Matthews III, and John R. Matthews III. She is survived by nieces, Annice Matthews Ellis, Las Vegas, NV, Peggy Matthews (Steve) Ross, Mobile, AL, and Catherine Matthews Riemann, Gulfport, MS; nephews Marc (Jeanne) Matthews, Tallahassee, FL, Charlie B. (Sally) Matthews, Daphne, AL, James R. (Kathy) Matthews, Long Beach, MS, sister-in-laws, Betty Matthews (Claude) Johnson, Biloxi, MS, and Dr. Alice Matthews, Tallahassee, FL, five great nieces, four great nephews, several great-great nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends and several very special people, Martha Anne (Bill) Weaver, Edmondson, AR., Caryl Sorrells and Sarah Sutton of West Memphis, AR, and her devoted care givers, Tina Evans, Mary Tribble, Patricia Cohen and Ann Whitiker of West Memphis and Hattie White of Proctor, AR. She attended Gulf Park College for Girls in Long Beach, Mississippi and received her RN degree from Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans. She worked as a nurse at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, and was head nurse in the emergency room at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. She later earned an MS degree from Memphis State College. She was a long time member of the Garden Club of Memphis and a life member of Les Passees of Memphis, and had served as president. She served on many charitable organizations and was a member of the ladies auxiliary of the Mississippi Seniors Golf Association. She was actively involved with fund raising for the Campbell Clinic in Memphis. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, West Memphis and a member of the Owen-White Circle in West Memphis. Always vivacious and high-spirited, Angela was smart, sweet, pretty and funny all of her life. She was a protective and loving sister to her three brothers and adored and doted on her nieces and nephews. She met her first husband, Robert Knight, at Tulane Medical Center where he was on staff as an orthopedic surgeon and she worked as an RN. After he received a fellowship from the Campbell Clinic in Memphis, the young couple moved to that city and began a family with the addition of Robert Spencer Knight in 1949. After a tragic auto accident in 1959 took the lives of her husband and son and left her with severe injuries, she began the arduous task of healing and rebuilding her life. She went back to school and earned a degree before meeting another special someone, Fred Owen, of West Memphis, Arkansas. She and Fred wed in 1962 when Angela made the move "across the river" to West Memphis and immediately became involved with her new home town. A frequent visitor to Gulfport over the decades, Angela never lost the love for her hometown, Gulfport. After the death of her beloved father and several years after her mother lost her home in Hurricane Camille, Angela brought her best friend, her mother "Miss Ann," to live in West Memphis where she remained in Angela's loving care until her death. After husband Fred's passing, she continued living in their home of forty plus years where she enjoyed family, friends, socializing and gardening. Angela was a joy and inspiration to all who knew her. She was a member of a fading breed of genteel, compassionate, strong and kind Southern woman called "lady". A visitation will be held on Friday, June 29, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home on O'Neal Road, Gulfport, followed by graveside services at Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to St. Jude Research Hospital, Attn: Memorial /Honor Program FH, One St. Jude Place Building, Memphis, TN 38148-0552. View and sign register book @www.bradfordokeefe.com.
2007 Sun Herald
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Angela Matthews Knight Owen a native of Gulfport, Miss, and a long time resident of West Memphis, Arkansas died at her home on June 25, 2007 at the age of 93. She was born on January 18, 1914 to the late Seth Hayden and Ann Cullinane Matthews. She was preceded in death by husbands Dr. Robert Knight and Fred W. Owen, one child, Robert Spencer Knight and by brothers John R. (Jack) Matthews, Sr., Seth H. (Mickey) Matthews, and Richard C. (Dickey) Matthews and by nephews John R. Matthews, Jr., Seth H. Matthews III, and John R. Matthews III. She is survived by nieces, Annice Matthews Ellis, Las Vegas, NV, Peggy Matthews (Steve) Ross, Mobile, AL, and Catherine Matthews Riemann, Gulfport, MS; nephews Marc (Jeanne) Matthews, Tallahassee, FL, Charlie B. (Sally) Matthews, Daphne, AL, James R. (Kathy) Matthews, Long Beach, MS, sister-in-laws, Betty Matthews (Claude) Johnson, Biloxi, MS, and Dr. Alice Matthews, Tallahassee, FL, five great nieces, four great nephews, several great-great nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends and several very special people, Martha Anne (Bill) Weaver, Edmondson, AR., Caryl Sorrells and Sarah Sutton of West Memphis, AR, and her devoted care givers, Tina Evans, Mary Tribble, Patricia Cohen and Ann Whitiker of West Memphis and Hattie White of Proctor, AR. She attended Gulf Park College for Girls in Long Beach, Mississippi and received her RN degree from Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans. She worked as a nurse at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, and was head nurse in the emergency room at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. She later earned an MS degree from Memphis State College. She was a long time member of the Garden Club of Memphis and a life member of Les Passees of Memphis, and had served as president. She served on many charitable organizations and was a member of the ladies auxiliary of the Mississippi Seniors Golf Association. She was actively involved with fund raising for the Campbell Clinic in Memphis. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, West Memphis and a member of the Owen-White Circle in West Memphis. Always vivacious and high-spirited, Angela was smart, sweet, pretty and funny all of her life. She was a protective and loving sister to her three brothers and adored and doted on her nieces and nephews. She met her first husband, Robert Knight, at Tulane Medical Center where he was on staff as an orthopedic surgeon and she worked as an RN. After he received a fellowship from the Campbell Clinic in Memphis, the young couple moved to that city and began a family with the addition of Robert Spencer Knight in 1949. After a tragic auto accident in 1959 took the lives of her husband and son and left her with severe injuries, she began the arduous task of healing and rebuilding her life. She went back to school and earned a degree before meeting another special someone, Fred Owen, of West Memphis, Arkansas. She and Fred wed in 1962 when Angela made the move "across the river" to West Memphis and immediately became involved with her new home town. A frequent visitor to Gulfport over the decades, Angela never lost the love for her hometown, Gulfport. After the death of her beloved father and several years after her mother lost her home in Hurricane Camille, Angela brought her best friend, her mother "Miss Ann," to live in West Memphis where she remained in Angela's loving care until her death. After husband Fred's passing, she continued living in their home of forty plus years where she enjoyed family, friends, socializing and gardening. Angela was a joy and inspiration to all who knew her. She was a member of a fading breed of genteel, compassionate, strong and kind Southern woman called "lady". A visitation will be held on Friday, June 29, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home on O'Neal Road, Gulfport, followed by graveside services at Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to St. Jude Research Hospital, Attn: Memorial /Honor Program FH, One St. Jude Place Building, Memphis, TN 38148-0552. View and sign register book @www.bradfordokeefe.com.
2007 Sun Herald
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