Mr. Gene "Football" Matthews

[Funeral Director]

Mr. Gene “Football” Matthews, age 79 of Dallas passed awayon Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain.

 

 

Gene was born on August 19, 1934 in Dallas, to lovingparents the late Mr. Woodford Grady Matthews and Mrs. Jessie Crowder Matthews. He was also preceded in death by threebrothers Mr. Henry Matthews, Mr. Alfred Matthews, and Mr. Wayne Matthews; twosisters Mrs. Ruby Thomason and an Infant sister.

 

 

Gene worked at General Motors as an Attendance Coordinatorfor UAW. He was heavily involved withthe Union Assembly Workers at GM. He wasa member of First Baptist Church of Dallas. He was a devoted family man who loved hunting, fishing, gardening, andGeorgia Bulldogs Football.

 

 

He is survived by his wife of 27 years Mrs. Bennie RuthMatthews of Dallas; four children Mr. & Mrs. Ricky (Patty) Matthews ofHiram, Ms. Linda Matthews of Overland Park, KS, Mr. & Mrs. Robbie (Karen)Bacon of Bostwick, FL, and Mr. & Mrs. Mark (Michelle) Matthews of Norman,IN; four step children Mr. & Mrs. Dave (Faye) Hartley of Bowling Green, KY,Mr. Alfred Matthews of Union Pt, GA, Mr. & Mrs. Jack (Martha) Lannen ofMcDonough, GA, and Mr. Steve Matthews of Chapel Hill, TN; fourteengrandchildren, seven step grandchildren, many other great grandchildren, nieces,nephews, three brothers Mr. John Matthews of Dallas, Mr. Guy Matthews ofClinton, AK, and Mr. Doug Matthews ofCumming, GA; two sisters Mrs. Betty Jo Temple of British Columbia, Canada, andMrs. Jane Mathis of Marietta, GA; and many other beloved friends.

 

 

Funeral services for Mr. Matthews will be held in the Chapelof Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 2 pm withReverend Jimmy Tibbitts and Reverend Thomas Cole officiating. Alfred Matthews, Steve Matthews, BrettMatthews, David Matthews, Mark Matthews, and Jon Matthews will serve aspallbearers with Bill Atcheson serving as honorary pallbearer. Interment will follow at Shady GroveCemetery.

 

 

The family will receive friends at the funeral home onFriday, December 20, 2013 from 4 – 9 pm and Saturday, December 21, 2013 from 9am until the funeral hour.

 

 

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations bemade to the Shady Grove Cemetery and the Alzheimers Association (www.alz.org).

 

 

Please join the family in honoring his life by visiting www.jeffeberhartfuneralhome.comto sign the register book and share a memory.

 

 

Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home of Dallas, GA is honored to servethe family of Mr. Gene “Football” Matthews.