Mildred Lee Rawson

1911 - 2002  (90 years)

• Name	Mildred Lee Rawson  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	25 Jul 1911	Denning Community, San Augustine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Jan 2002	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [3]
  Burial	Thomas Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas
  Notes	San Augustine Tribune 7 February 2002 Mildred Mathews Funeral services for Mildred Lee Rawson Mathews were held Sunday, January 27, 2002 at 2:30 pm at the San Augustine Church of Christ with Mr. Glen Walton officiating. Mrs. Mathews was born July 25, 1911 in Denning, San Augustine County, Texas to James Fisher and Ruth Madeline Moss Rawson and died January 24, 2002 in San Augustine. Mildred Rawson Mathews was the wife of the late J.P. (Pete) Mathews, president and founding partner of J.P. Mathews Department Store in San Augustine and five Mathews-Miller Department Stores throughout East Texas. J.P. Mathews Co. in San Augustine, established in 1933 was operated for many years by Pete and Mildred Mathews and Iris and Woodrow Mathews. Mrs. Mathews attended Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College and taught at Norwood, Texas before her marriage to J.P. (Pete) Mathews in 1931. Mr. Mathews preceded her in death in 1989. She was a member of the Church of Christ and taught Bible classes in the area for many years. She is survived by daughters Rosemary Mathews Blackstock and husband Bernice Blackstock of Lufkin, Texas; Cheryl Mathews Burnett and husband, Dick Burnett of College Station, Texas. Also surviving are grandchildren Beth Blackstock Brown and husband Bob Brown of Houston, Ann Blackstock of Arlington, Laura Lee Burnett of Frisco, Texas; Leslie Burnett Moritz and husband, John Moritz of Arlington, and Richard Pearson Burnett of Arlington. Great grandchildren are Pearson Mathews Brown and Keaton Boyd Brown of Houston, Bryan Richard Burnett, Margaret Cherry Moritz and Anna Laura Moritz of Arlington. Sisters are Florence Rawson Smith and Iris Rawson Mathews of San Augustine and Billie McBride Krause of Freeport, Texas. Her sister, Thelma Rawson Harkrider preceded her in death in 2000. Pallbearers were nephews, John Mathews, Mark Mathews, Brad Mathews, J.L. Mathews, Taylor Martin, Larry Smith, and Phillip Smith.
  Person ID	I13251	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Fisher Rawson,   b. 23 Jun 1886, Louisiana d. 11 Jun 1917, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Ruth Madeline Moss,   b. Abt 1893, Texas d. 10 Mar 1924 (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1908
  Family ID	F4482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jewel Pearson "Pete" Mathews,   b. 18 Sep 1910, Texas d. 22 Sep 1989, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1931
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F5359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Jul 1911 - Denning Community, San Augustine County, Texas Death - 24 Jan 2002 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Burial - - Thomas Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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