Milla Mae Matthews

1919 ∼ 2009

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Milla Mae Matthews, 90, longtime resident of Beaumont passed away Friday July 3, 2009 in Austin.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Myrtle Springs Cemetery in Geneva.

Visitation will be Tuesday, from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Matthews retired from United Way at Beaumont in 1986 after 24 years and was a 52 year member at North End Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin C. and Melvia Dixon Gill; husband, D.S. Matthews; sisters, Lois Lassiter, Ora Thomason and Kate Gunter and brothers, Harry Gill and Ervie Gill.

Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, R. Douglas Matthews and life mate, Jacque Mae Schafer of Austin and Jon Matthews and wife Carolyn of Rosenburg; grandsons, Douglas K. Matthews and wife Monica of North Carolina, Brandon Matthews of Rosenburg and Dr. Cameron Matthews and wife Rosie of North Carolina; and two great grandsons, Benjamin and Nathaniel Matthews. She is also survived by her sister, Essie Fanette of Huntsville, AL; cousins, Paula Beauchamp, Mary Lou Low both of Houston, Gilbert I. "Buddy" Low of Beaumont and Sue Lindsey of Lumberton; nieces, Janice Serface of Waco, Lois Rhodes of Huntsville, AL, and Geraldine Ballew of Waco; many loving family and friends who will miss her dearly and especially her dear friend and neighbor, Mr. William Head of Austin.

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Anonymous July 7, 2009

Dear Millie, I first met you 25 years ago at United Way. You worked very hard at showing me how to take over the bookkeeping job. We shared lots of laughs and tears. I talked to you on your 90th birthday and you,as usual, were full of joy and excited th##imported-begin##JoAnn Haynes##imported-end##

Anonymous July 7, 2009

Millie sat in front of my family in our appointed pews at North End Baptist Church for many years. We became fast friends. We continued our friendship through letters, an occassional phone call, and a fun visit after she moved to Austin. I often told h##imported-begin##Charlotte Gewin##imported-end##

Anonymous July 7, 2009

A precious lady that touched so many young women's lives. We loved her very much.##imported-begin##David and Susie Smith##imported-end##

Anonymous July 7, 2009

Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May God hold you in his everloving hand and my you find comfort in His love. Aunt Millie was a precious, loving Christian lady who loved all of you very, very much. As a child, I remember how much fun she was and al##imported-begin##Jan Serface##imported-end##

Anonymous July 7, 2009

I was privileged to be one of Millie's "girls" as a member of the Esther Class at North End Baptist Church. She taught us how to be wives and mothers, but most of all she taught us to love Jesus with all of our hearts. Millie showed us by example how to##imported-begin##Wanda Brooks##imported-end##

Anonymous July 6, 2009

A lovely woman with a delightful sense of humor and sparkling eyes. May she be at peace.##imported-begin##Grace Lehto##imported-end##

Anonymous July 6, 2009

I met "Aunt" Millie following the heat stroke that she suffereded while working in her yard. I was able to see her keen sense of humor when my dad, Cecil Burns, and I visited with her and Essie. Wish I had known her earlier. I know her family will miss ##imported-begin##Yvonne Juarez##imported-end##

Anonymous July 6, 2009

There are not enough words to express what a special lady you are and how very much you will be missed. You have set a wonderful example as a Christian and friend. I'm glad I had the time to tell you how much I loved you.##imported-begin##Sherry Shell##imported-end##

Anonymous July 5, 2009

Dear Ma, You will live on, because we tell your stories. And we will teach Benjamin and Nathaniel, in Jesus' words: And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. John 11:26 We are thankful that you got to meet your legacies.##imported-begin##Sheila Skaggs Matthews Hale##imported-end##

Anonymous July 5, 2009

Words cannot express how much you have meant to us. You have helped us greatly in our walk with Christ. Your memory will bring pleasent and loving thoughts to us for as long as we live. Looking forward to seeing you again in heaven. Watch over us from abo##imported-begin##Paula and Mitch Legendre##imported-end##