Coleman Democrat-Voice ~ August 31, 1982
Services for Mrs. Matthews Held at Bangs
Mrs. Annie Barnett Matthews, age 97, of San Antonio died Wednesday,
August 25, at 7:15 p.m. in a San Antonio nursing home. She was a former resident of
Coleman and Bangs.
Graveside services were held Saturday, August 28, at 11:00 a.m. at Bangs Cemetery
under direction of Stevens Funeral Home of Coleman. Officiating was James Scott,
minister of the Bangs Church of Christ.
Born Jan. 12, 1885, in Goliad County, she was the daughter of Newton and
Edora Kukendall Barnett. She married George Cooper in 1905. Following
his death, she married Albert Matthews in 1920. He also preceded her in death.
She lived most of her life in Coleman and Brown Counties. Mrs. Matthews was a
member of the Church of Christ and a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, George "Cotton" Cooper of San Antonio; three
grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and great-grandchildren.
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