Roger L. Matthews

Funeral services for Roger L. Matthews, 45, of Gainesboro, Tennessee, will be held at 1 P.M. on Friday, September 30, 2011, at Anderson - Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the John L. Clark Memorial Cemetery in the Stone community of Jackson County, TN. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 4 P.M. - 9 P.M., and on Friday from 9 A.M. until time of services. He passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at his residence. He was born May 8, 1966, in Smith County, TN, to the late Cordell Matthews and Georgia Jewelldene Matthews. On May 12, 1984, he was married to Mary Ann Matthews, who survives. He was a carpenter. Survivors include his Wife: Mary Ann Matthews of Gainesboro, TN; 4 God-children: Nathan Netherton, Tina Sandlin, Joyce Netherton, and Kellie Montgomery; 1 Brother: Danny (Helen Sue) Matthews of Red Boiling Springs, TN; 2 Sisters: Donna Faye Matthews of Whitleyville, TN, and Mary (U.L.) Brown of Whitleyville, TN; and a Special Nephew: Austin Stafford. Other nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends also survive. Bro. Jimmy Anderson will officiate at the services. Memorial donations may be made to the Matthews Family by contacting the funeral home. Funeral Home Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, Inc. 2131 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy. P.O. Box 398 Gainesboro TN - 38562 US 931-268-1550 931-268-1552