Howard Matthews, 71, of Ocilla, Georgia, formerly of Fitzgerald, died Sunday, December 23, 2012, at Irwin County Hospital in Ocilla.
Funeral services will be held 2 P.M., Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, Ocilla, with the Rev. John Gibbs, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Mr. Matthews was born September 24, 1941 in Coats, North Carolina to the late James Paul and Pearl Hester Matthews. He graduated from Fitzgerald High School and lived in the community most of his life. He was a former employee of G & L Steel and Stone Oil Company. Mr. Matthews was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by two daughters: Paula & Alden Crowe of Milano, Texas and Sharlene Joiner & George Griffin of Nashville, Georgia; a son: J. H. “Bo” & Krissy Matthews, II of Hewitt, Texas and eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter: Brenda Gail Matthews.