Grace St. John Matthews

Matthews East Bend- Mrs. Grace  St. John Matthews is now in the arms of our Lord. She gained her wings and took flight on July 4, 2019. She was born in Wilkes County on December 27, 1930 to Noah and Nellie Masten St. John. She was an employee of Hanes Knitware for 35 years. Grace loved working in her flowers when she was in good health and reading her Bible when her vision allowed her to and  she loved camping and especially the family fish fries back in the 1970’s. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Juneous Robert “Doonie” Matthews, and her siblings Darlene Boyer, Sylvia McKnight, Charlotte Kearns, Ila Lewis, Noah St. John, Robert St. John, and Thomas St. John. She is survived be her son Timothy Bryan “Tim” Matthews and his girlfriend Lisa Minton; sisters Mae (Fred) Sumers, Virginia (Frank) Shumate; and a brother Ernest (Darlene) St. John. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 5:00 PM at Forbush Friends Meeting with Rev. Ray Lambe and Rev. Frank Shumate officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at 4:00pm at the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Forbush Friends Cemetery Fund, c/o Mary Wooten, 2821 Mill Hill Road, East Bend, NC 27018. The family would like to thank Dr. Martin Murphy and his staff for all the care that was given to Grace through the years and also all the caregivers, family, neighbors, and friends that quickly came to her needs. Online condolences may be made at www.gentryfuneralservice.com. Gentry Funeral Service in Yadkinville is serving the Matthews family. Gentry Family Funeral Service is serving the Matthews family.