Willene Virginia Mathis

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Willene Virginia Mathis of Wardell, Missouri died May 19, 2017 at Southgate Nursing Home in Caruthersville, Missouri at the age of 95.

She was born May 25, 1921 in Hayward, Missouri to Jim Carter and Lenora Watson.

On May 6, 1939 she was united in marriage with John Burl Mathis. He preceded her in death on November 21, 1991.

She was a member of the Wardell Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Jim and Lenora Carter, her husband, John Burl Mathis on November 21, 1991, one granddaughter, Rana Hendres, two brothers and one sister.

She is survived by two sons and wives, Gerald and Linda Mathis of Bryant, AR, and Jimmy (Bo) Diane Mathis of Caruthersville, MO, three daughters, Ann Erhardt of Las Cruces, NM, Wanda and Lloyd Hawkins of Jackson, MO, Ginny and Gary Braswell of Blytheville, AR, one sister, Marjorie Lorelli of Flint, MI, seven grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.

Services took place at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at the Wardell Baptist Church with Reverend Griff Walker officiating. Interment took place in the Wardell Memorial Cemetery in Wardell, MO.

Brimhall Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.