Sidney Matthews

Sidney M. Matthews, 74, of Brinson, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be at 4:00 p.m. Friday, December 12, 2008 at Bethany Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Thornton and Rev. Tommy Willis officiating. Interment will follow at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with his nephews serving as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends Thursday, December 11, 2008 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ivey Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to Bethany Baptist Church, 216 Bethany Church Road, Brinson, GA 39825. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr. Matthews was born September 19, 1934 in Decatur County, GA, the son of James Wright Matthews and Gilbert Nichols Matthews. He was a graduate of Bainbridge High School, Class of 1951 and was a United States Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He later served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Matthews was a former supervisor with Georgia Palm Beach Window Company and retired as a supervisor from Flint River Mills. He was also a farmer and a member of Bethany Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of forty-six years, Bernett Griner Matthews of Brinson, GA; his son, Allison Roy Matthews of Brinson, GA; two daughters, Connie L. Matthews of Brinson, GA and Sheila M. Ford and her husband David of Bainbridge, GA; three brothers, James Matthews of Bainbridge, GA, Remus Matthews of Bainbridge, GA and Ralph "Doozie" Matthews of Fayetteville, GA; his sister, Julia M. Boyd of Brinson, GA; eight grandchildren, Melissa Cannon, Dusty Cannon, Matthew Cannon, Tory Cannon, Alyson Matthews, Andru Matthews, Aiden Matthews and Ashton Matthews; three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.