Edna Faye Matthews

OBITUARY EDNA MATTHEWS Edna Faye Matthews was born to Harry Faye Mann and Mary Edna Campbell Mann on January 18, 1928, in Dunnegan, MO, and God came to take her home Sunday afternoon, December 4, 2005, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, after a suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. Edna was the third of four children. She attended Rock School and graduated from Fair Play High School. On December 21, 1947, she was married in marriage to Home Glenn Matthews. To this union four children were born: Glenn, Leta, Keith and Dwight. Edna spent many years working at the Bolivar Manufacturing Company as a floor supervisor. When the company closed she went to work making donuts at a restaurant in Bolivar until she got the chance to open her own shop Grandmas Donut Hole in Stockton. She later returned to the restaurant in Bolivar until becoming employed by Eye Surgeons of Springfield where she was the hospitality lady, keeping coffee and cookies available for patients. She enjoyed visiting with the people who came in, making many lasting friendships. Even after retirement she would stop by to visit with employees and patients. Edna had been envolved in community service throughout her lifetime. She was active in 4-H when her children were young, she served on the OACAC board for several years and volunteered her time at the PCCSM Center and the Polk County Genealogy Library until her health made it hard to do. She was a longtime member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church and was active in the WMU and other activities relating to the church. Edna was also a member of the Matilda Polk Campbell Chapter DAR and Polk County Genealogical Society. If asked what she would like to be doing she would answer walking around on the farm. She loved spending time outdoors working in the yard and garden. She also enjoyed sewing and reading. Edna was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, her husband Homer, and youngest son, Dwight. She leaves behind a daughter, Leta Gass and husband Charles of Bolivar; two sons, Glenn of Kansas City, MO and Keith of Richmond, MO. Six grandchildren survive, Amanda, Staci, Jackson, Valary, Christie, and Sarah, as well as 7 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Also surviving is a sister, Daisy Lane of Fair Play, MO and an uncle Willis Earl Mann of Concord, NC, and a very special longtime friend, Elaine Bouling of Bolivar. Many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends also mourn her passing. Memorial funeral services will be Sunday, December 11, at 2:00 PM at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church with Rev. Danny Vance officiating. Music will be provided by Paul and Teresa Rauch. Ednas body was cremated and burial of the ashes will be in the Crestview Memorial Gardens following the memorial service under the direction of the Butler Funeral Home of Bolivar. Memorial contributions may be made in Ednas name to the Missouri Baptist Childrens Home, 11300 St. Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044. Online you may sign the guest book or offer condolences at www.butlerfuneralhome.com PDF Printable Version

Edna Faye Matthews

January 28, 1928 - December 4, 2005