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Birth PlaceVanleer, Dickson County, Tennessee
Death Date14 Jan 2012 Age: 80
Death PlaceVanleer, Dickson County, Tennessee
Burial Date18 Jan 2012
Burial PlaceVanleer Cemetery, Vanleer, Dickson County, Tennessee
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Edmond Leo Matthews
A funeral service for Edmond Leo Matthews, age 80 of Vanleer, will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the Taylor Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Vanleer Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Monday, January 16, 2012 from 4 until 8 pm and on Tuesday from 12 noon until 8 pm.
Mr. Matthews was born February 4, 1931 in Vanleer, TN. He was a Son of the late William Edgar Matthews and the late Lena Pearl Hill Matthews. In his younger years, he worked in the sawmill industry for his father. He retired from the Conalco Aluminum Plant with 23 years of service. Edmond was an avid fisherman, an accomplished banjo picker, and a ginseng dealer. He enjoyed life, and was always keeping himself busy. He died on Saturday, January 14, 2012. He was preceded in death by his Wife, Lillian Rebecca Weaver Matthews.
He is survived by his Daughters, Melissa Ann Matthews of Nashville, Melinda Gayle Jones of Vanleer and her special friend, Gary Buswell; Son, James Michael Matthews of Dickson; 3 Grandchildren, Amber Ann Jones, Kenneth Nathan Jones, and Rebecca Mai Matthews; Great Grandchild, Alexis Leigh Jones; and a dear friend and companion to Edmond Matthews, Joyce King.