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ROBERT MATTHEWS

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Robert Eugene "Bob" Matthews, 90, of Texarkana, Ark., died Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Mr. Matthews was born May 26, 1928. He was retired District Manager with Southwest-ern Electric Co-Op Corporation, a member of Mil-Way Federal Credit Union Board of Directors and a World War II veteran. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Matthews; one son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Kathy Matthews of Fouke, Ark.; one daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Gary Kennedy of Texarkana; four grandchildren, Katrina McGinnis, Brandon Kennedy, Christopher Kennedy and Carmen Plemmons; five great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at East Funeral Home, Downtown, with the Rev. Wallace Edgar officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Relatives will be at 6709 Ridgecrest Place, Texarkana, Texas. Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, TN 38103. Online registration is at eastfuneralhomes.com.

Published November 12, 2018

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