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Show Funeral Rites Held Saturday for Glen Matthews Funeral services for Walter Glen Matthews, 83 of Pleasant Grove, were held Saturday, April 17, at 11 a.m. in the Olpin Family Mortuary, under the direction of Bishop Paul E. Allen of the Pleasant Grove Fifth Ward. Mr. Matthews died April 15, 1976 in a Pleasant Grove nursing home of causes incident in-cident to age. Speakers at the services were Reed 0. Walker and Harvey E. Smith, and a life sketch was given by David E. Matthews. Musical numbers were given by Nancy Ekins and Leland ' Matthews, and prelude and postlude was played by Sandra Walker. Prayers were given by G. Reed Matthews, Wayne Mc-Daniel, Mc-Daniel, and Raymond Christensen, and the grave in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery was dedicated by Earl W. Matthews. Pallbearers were David, Lynn, Glen, Kevin Matthews, Jeff Webster and Larry Steck. Walter Glen Matthews was born Aug. 14, 1892 in Pleasant Grove to Walter John and Margaret Baxter Matthews. He married Hannah Cox on Feb. 16, 1921 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, and she died Dec. 29, 1967. Mr. Matthews was a retired farmer. Active in the LDS Church, he was a high priest in the Pleasant Grove Fifth Ward. He was a veteran of World War I. Survivors include four sons and one daughter, G. Reed Matthews, American Fork; Earl W. Matthews, Pleasant Grove; Glade Matthews and Dale Matthews, both of Payson and Mrs. LaRee Wells, Salt Lake City; 21 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three brothers and two sisters, Howard Matthews, Mrs. Margaret Frampton and Mrs. Beatea Adamson, all of Pleasant Grove, Douglas Matthews, Murray, and John Matthews, Glendale, Calif. |