January 26 1941

Charter Member of UDC Passes

Mrs. Martha M. Mathews, 82, was Mother of Mrs.
 John McIlwain

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Maxwell Mathews,
82, prominent Starkville matron, were held in
Starkville, Wednesday, conducted by Dr. J. R.
Countiss, Methodist pastor and interment was at
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville.

Mrs. Mathews was the wife of A. J. Mathews of
Starkville.  She was born in Kosciusko, September 7,
1859, the daughter of I.W.(Issac Winston) and Minerva 
Sanders Maxwell.  Her death followed a critical illness 
of a few days.

Mrs. Mathews had been prominent in church and social
activities of Starkville, and was a charter member of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy. 

Surviving, besides her husband, are three daughters and
three sons: Mrs. C. C. Hawkins of Hot Springs, Arkansas,
Mrs. A. Z. Sanders of Starkville, Mrs. John McIlwain
of Artesia; W. M. Mathews of Charleston, MO, A. J.
Mathews, Jr., of Russellville, Ark., and F. L. Mathews of
Hattiesburg, also a number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren.

The concourse of friends attending the obsequies and the
beautiful floral offerings were eloquent of the fullness of
her long and useful life.

Servicing as pallbearers were: Active, W. M. Clardy, W. A.
Hogan, J. F. Puller, Schuler Cook, Edward Scott, Robert
Weir; honorary, Baker Harrington, W. R. Scott, Raymond
Goodman, George McInvale, Dr. J. F. Eckford, Dr. J. W.
Edkford, I. Katz, D. W. McIlwain, W. H. McIlwain, J. L.
Tomlinson, Alex Ames, Walter Page, Will Pierce, W. P.
Valentine, H. H. Reynolds, R. K. Weir, George Turner,
Augustus Magruder.

The ladies in charge of the flowers were Mrs. J. F. Puller,
Mrs. W. M. Clardy, Mrs. Ledyard Reynolds, Mrs. W. A.
Hogan, Mrs. Hadie Beverly, Mrs. George McInvale, Mrs.
E. M. Hall, Mrs. Virgil ______.

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