Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
NamePhilip Lawrence MATTHEWS, M
Birth Date21 Jan 1946
Birth PlaceAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Death Date18 Apr 2019 Age: 73
Death PlacePattaya, Thailand
FatherLawrence Connor “Larry” MATTHEWS , M (1921-1988)
MotherMary Grace UTLEY , F (1921-1976)
Notes for Philip Lawrence MATTHEWS
PATTAYA, Thailand - Philip Lawrence Matthews passed away on April 18, 2019, at his home in Pattaya, Thailand. He was born on Jan. 21, 1946, in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Larry and Mary Grace (Utley) Matthews. Phil attended Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia where he played football, baseball, and basketball. He somewhat briefly attended the University of Missouri and then served as a tunnel rat in the Vietnam War. After the war, he returned to Sedalia and ma ried Judy (Null) and had one son, Richard. Phil spent most of his working life in the real estate business in Sedalia and on the Lake of the Ozarks, but his real passions were traveling and gambling. He played and won in poker rooms all over the world from Las Vegas to Paris to Cambodia.
Phil was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Harriet and is survived by his sister Linda, his son Richard and his best friend Kim Arnold.
He didn't want a formal service but his friends are invited to a get together at the Sedalia Country Club from 2 – 5 pm on Friday, Sept. 27.
In lieu of flowers, next time you are in a bar and see a veteran, please buy them a drink. Phil would appreciate that.
Phil was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Harriet and is survived by his sister Linda, his son Richard and his best friend Kim Arnold.
He didn't want a formal service but his friends are invited to a get together at the Sedalia Country Club from 2 – 5 pm on Friday, Sept. 27.
In lieu of flowers, next time you are in a bar and see a veteran, please buy them a drink. Phil would appreciate that.