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Submitted: 6/14/16 • Approved: 7/11/16 • Last Updated: 4/14/18 • R792985-G792983-S3
Dago
Apr. 12, 1907
Jun. 1, 1963
Carmen
Dec. 28, 1912
Sep. 30, 1997
The Steele Enterprise, Steele, Missouri
Friday, June 7, 1963
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church for William Eutra "Dago" Mathis, who died at his home here June 1, 1963. Rev. Charles Miller officiated.
Born in Steele on April 12, 1907, Mr. Mathis was well known in the area as a restaurant owner. He operated the Oasis Restaurant here until shortly before his illness a few months ago.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Carmen Mathis; his mother, Mrs. Pheobia Wisdom of Denton; and a brother, Cooper Mathis, of Steele.
Pallbearers were Cletus Bailey, Bun Campbell, James Pery, J. W. Rinehart, Isaac McKay and Virgil Hahs.
Honorary pallbearers were Jack Crawford, H.C. Brown, Leonard Limbaugh, Charles Bates, Floyd Smith, P.G. Morgan, G.E. West, Clarence Poteet, David Whitfield, Howard McCollum, Jerry Franklin, Jerry Jones, Jerry Lovelace, Tom Allbritton, Bill Wagner, Buck Whitfield, Murlon Utley, James Ashcraft, Ralph Hutchison, Donald Magee, T.A. Haggard, Beaumont Smith and Jerry Hamra.
Burial was at Mt. Zion Cemetery with John W. German Mt. Zion Chapel in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Carmen L. Mathis, 84, a longtime resident of Steele, Mo., died Tuesday, September 30, 1997, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Blytheville, Ark.
Born December 28, 1912 in Caruthersville, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Harry and Florence Pully.
On October 3, 1930 she was united in marriage with William Eutra Mathis, who preceded her in death on June 11, 1962.
A member of the Wesley Mrmorial United Methodist Church of Steele, she was a U.S. Postal employee until her retirement in 1976.
Mrs. Mathis leaves one great-niece, Jennifer Glisson, of Hot Springs, Ark.; and Two close friends, Bussie and Bettye Wells, who took care of her.
Graveside services were held Friday, October 3, 1997, at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Steele, with Rev. Dewight Chapman officiating.
John W. German Funeral Home of Steele was in charge.
Steele Enterprise - Steele, Missouri - October 9, 1997
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