Mr. Jerry Wayne Mathews, 56, of South Pittsburg, TN, died January 2, 2010 in an Atlanta hospital.
The son of Mrs. Pauline "Polly" Mathews and the late Rev. Austin Mathews, he was a 1971 graduate of South Pittsburg High School. He had been a resident of Atlanta, Georgia for the last 24 years, where he had worked for Moreland Value, Inc. for the last 16 years.
He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Virgil and Maggie Mathews and Buster and Margaret VanAllman and a nephew, Michael Grider.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Pauline "Polly" Mathews, of South Pittsburg; four brothers, Roger Mathews, of Jasper, Jim Mathews, Austin Mathews and Don Mathews all of South Pittsburg; two sisters, Carlotta Grider of South Pittsburg, and Darlene Grider of Bridgeport, Al and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted from the South Pittsburg Chapel of Rogers Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 5, at 11:00 AM CST with Rev. Charles Oaks and Rev. Dr. Richard Cobble officiating. Interment will be in Orme Mtn. Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 3, from 6-9 PM and on Monday from 2-9 PM, CST at Rogers Funeral Home in South Pittsburg.