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Jackson Lee "J. L." Mathews

Male 1922 - 2011  (88 years)


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  • Name Jackson Lee "J. L." Mathews  [1, 2
    Nickname J. L. 
    Born 28 Jul 1922  San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Feb 2011  Orange, Orange County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Obituary, copied from FindAGrave:

      Jackson Lee (J.L.) Mathews, 88, of Orange, Texas went to be with his heavenly father on February 18, 2011.

      Funeral Services will be 10am Monday, February 21, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Reverend Kevin Trinkle will be officiating. Graveside services will follow at 3pm at McMahan's Chapel Cemetery in Sabine County, Texas.

      J.L. was born to Jackson Lee Mathews, Sr. and Hattie Pearl Mathews on July 28, 1922, in San Augustine, Texas. He graduated from San Augustine High School in 1939. He trained in Sheepshead Bay, New York, and served in the United States Merchant Marines from 1940 to 1945. He made 7 voyages during the war years, and was lucky to be anchored in Tokyo Bay the day General MacArthur signed the Peace Treaty with the Japanese.

      He married Della Laverne Noble in 1945 and they moved to Orange to start their family. They had two sons: Joseph Jay Mathews and Stanley Noble Mathews, both of Orange.

      J.L. was an operator at DuPont River Works for 38 years and retired in 1985. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, where he volunteered in the soup kitchen for many years. He was one of the founders of Twin County Little League. He loved to play golf, travel and play with his great-grandchildren. He was a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend who will be missed dearly. He had a kind, loving heart and enjoyed helping others.

      J.L. is survived by his wife, Laverne, sons, Jay Mathews and wife, Betty, Stan Mathews and wife, Linda; three grandchildren, Bryan Lee Mathews and wife, Lisa of Kingwood, Texas, Mandy Lea Mathews Mazzola and husband, Brian of Beaumont, Texas and Clay Michael Mathews and wife, Ayumi of Champagne, Illinois and six great-grandchildren, Vincent Noble Mazzola, Anthony Clay Mazzola, Julian Joseph Mathews, Christian Samuel Mathews, Lucian Mathews Mazzola and Sakura Madison Mathews.
    Person ID I44280  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2013 

    Father Jackson Lee Mathews,   b. 30 Nov 1892, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1953, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Pearl Hattie Mathews,   b. 17 Feb 1895, Melrose, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1984, Orange County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F13140  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jul 1922 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Feb 2011 - Orange, Orange County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 65856174 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    3. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.), last residence and presumed location of death, Orange, Orange County, Texas (Reliability: 3).