Fay Matthews

MATTHEWS, Mrs. Fay L. - Age 80, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at her residence. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church, 502 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11 a.m. Interment Gracelawn Community Cemetery, G-5710 N. Saginaw St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Matthews will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home , 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8 p.m. Monday. Mrs. Fay L. Matthews, “Dee-Dee” was born December 13, 1931 in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Haskell Lee and Luada Mae Crumbley. Fay moved from Omaha to Flint in 1966. She retired from St. Joseph Hospital in 1993. Her hobbies included crocheting, cooking and plants. She loved spending time with her numerous grandchildren and friends. Fay always had good advice for anyone who sought her opinion. She also enjoyed Coke pop and watching the Food Network. Mrs. Fay L. Matthews leaves to cherish her memory: 8 children, Toby Lee, Pamela (Jimmy) Pringle, Yvonne Robinson, Melvin Agee, Teena Agee, Kurt (Margie) Matthews, Tracy (Broderick) Smith and Eric Gasaway; daughter-in-law, Darla Matthews; 32 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; sister, Celestine King; brothers, James Lee and Haskell (Shirley) Lee, all of Omaha, NE; 13 nieces; 7 nephews; a host of cousins of Ohama, NE; family dog, FiFi; a host of other relatives and friends including, Annie Redmon, Elmer (Sharon) Mitchell, Earlene Loyd, the Singleton, Sibley-Muse, and Johnson families, everyone else in the Gardens neighborhood. Mrs. Matthews was preceded in death by her son, Kevin D. Matthews; former-husband, Hollis G. Gasaway; mother, Luada M. Reaves; father, Haskell Lee; grandparents, James and Luada Crumbley; brother and sister-in-law, Elmer (Margaret) Lee; and family dog, Wendy. The family would like to express special thanks to hospices nurses, Kim, Lori, Ruth, Mark, Bill and Bridgette. Dr. K. Ammed, the Gill family, Pastor Chester Payton and the Rising Star Church Family, Pastor Wallace Hill III, Rev. Danny Ray Gibbs, family and friends from the East Coast to the West Coast.

Fay Matthews

December 13, 1931 - December 21, 2011