LESTER J. "BUCK " MATTHEWS SR. 85 OF CO. RD. 25 RAYLAND,OHIO DIED FRIDAY APRIL 4, 2003 IN HIS HOME OF NATURAL CAUSES. BUCK WAS BORN SEPT. 26, 1917 IN SALT RUN, OHIO; SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM AND MYRTLE HUGHES MATTHEWS. BUCK WAS A RETIRED COAL TRUCK DRIVER. HIS FIRST JOB WAS BEING A SAND DIGGER ON THE OHIO RIVER, AND HE ALSO WAS A WELL DRILLER. HE ATTENDED THE WEEMS CHAPEL, SERVED ON THE NEW CO-OP BOARD FOR MANY YEARS, WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALL FAITH CHOIR, AND SUPPORTED THE GOOD SAMARITAN CLUB. BUCK TRIED THREE TIMES TO ENLIST INTO THE ARMED SERVICES DURING W.W. II, BUT HIS EMPLOYER AT THE TIME FELT HE WAS NEEDED MORE AT WORK, SO HIS EMPLOYER PROCURED HIS DEFERMENT. IN ADDITI0N TO HIS PARENTS, BUCK WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY;HIS SISTER, HAZEL BELL, AND HIS THREE BROTHERS; WILLIAM, RAYMOND, AND JAMES MATTHEWS. BUCK IS SURVIVED BY; HIS WIFE, MYRTLE R. CLINE MATTHEWS, WHOM HE MARRIED MARCH 20, 1939, ONE SON, LESTER J. MATTHEWS JR. AND HIS WIFE VIOLET OF WALBRIDGE, OHIO, ONE DAUGHTER; DIANE RODD AND HER HUSBAND EARL OF N. CANTON,OHIO. ONE SISTER; DOROTHY BONECUTTER OF BLOOMINGDALE, FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, AND SEVERAL GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. FRIENDS AND FAMILY MAY CALL MONDAY EVENING 6-8 PM. AND ON TUESDAY FROM 2-4 AND 6-8 PM. AT THE J.E.FOSTER FUNERAL HOME ,INC. 107 HILL ST. SMITHFIELD; WHERE SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY AT 11:00 AM. BROTHER ROY HENRY WILL OFFICIATE, AND BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN NEW ALEXANDRIA CEMETERY. MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN BUCK'S MEMORY, TO HELP CONSTRUCT THE NEW STEPS AT THE CHURCH TO:WEEMS CHAPEL C/O 3622 CO. RD. 25 RAYLAND,OHIO 43943. CONDOLENCES ONLINE AT www.jefosterfh.com

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