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Dorothy D. Matthews

July 17, 1933 — January 29, 2016

Dorothy D. Matthews, 82, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, wife of James A. Matthews, died Friday, January 29, 2016. Her Funeral Service will be held Saturday, February 6, 2016 in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road, at 3:00 p.m. The family will receive friends Saturday prior to the service from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Interment will take place in Hemingway, SC at Poplar Hill Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery on Monday, February 8, 2016.

Dorothy was born July 17, 1933 in Johnson City, Tennessee, daughter of the late Frances deBeaumont and the late Pearl Thomas deBeaumont. She graduated from St. Francis Xavier Infirmary as a Registered Nurse in 1954. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant.

She is survived by her children, Margaret M. Wichmann (Karl), James Alexander "Alex" Matthews Jr., and Dorothy Jeanne Thornton (William); grandchildren, Kathryn Matthews, James Matthews III, Laura Elliott, Erich Wichmann, and Jamie Thornton; and three great-grandchildren, Bishop, Aiden, and Desmond. She was preceded in death by her son, Charles Glenn Matthews, her twin sister, Margaret Marie, and her brother, Frances deBeaumont, Jr.

In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to Boys Town, 14100 Crawford Street, Boys Town, NE 68010 or Pet Helpers, 1447 Folly Road, Charleston, SC 29412.
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Saturday, February 6, 2016

2:00 - 3:00 pm

J. Henry Stuhr Mount Pleasant Chapel

1494 Mathis Ferry Rd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

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