Lawrence “Larry” Matthews, age 79, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 at his home in Crossville. Larry was retired from the Crossville Public Works and was a member of Lantana Grace Church.
He is survived by his wife, Lola (Tinch) Matthews; children, Tammy Davis and husband Knob, and William Matthews and wife Jennifer; step-children, Tim Harvey and wife Cindy, Ted Harvey and wife Geneva, Faye Pile and husband Gerald, and Fred Harvey and wife Tracey; nine grandchildren, including Bill, Travis, and Micheal Matthews; and 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, Sam Matthews and Horace “Doc” Matthews; and sister, Ruby Sherrill.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Frannie Bell Boles Matthews; brothers, Ray, Owen, Hugh Roy, and Lee Matthews; sisters, Etta Smith, Nancy Pugh, Audrey Matthews, and Mary Matthews; and grandson, Brian Harvey.
Graveside services for Larry Matthews will be Sunday, January 10th at 1 p.m. at the Linary Cemetery in Crossville.
Also a sister.. Dean Matthews.Sapp
We are so sorry to learn of this news. We met Lawrence and his wife at Blanchard Springs, Arkansas. They were camping in their camper van and we had our yearly group of musicians for what we call “Music in the Mountains”. Larry joined with our group and enjoyed the fireside talks and music and promised to be back every year. We saw them for a few years when we would return to Blanchard. He and my husband, Keith, really hit it off. We are getting ready to go again (2024) and Keith was mentioning several people we haven’t seen there in several years. I began looking people up and discovered that Larry had passed. So very sorry to hear that.