Oren F. Mathews
1910 - 2002 (92 years)-
Name Oren F. Mathews Born 18 Sep 1910 Kearney, Clay County, Missouri 
[1, 2] Gender Male Occupation Mathews Drug Store owner [1] _MILT World War II. US Navy. [1] Died 14 Nov 2002 Kearney, Clay County, Missouri [1, 2] Buried Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri [1, 2] Person ID I4139 Hedges Last Modified 22 Jan 2024
Father Jacob Edgar Mathews, b. 16 Feb 1869, Leesville, Lawrence County, Indiana , d. 5 Aug 1950, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (Age 81 years) Mother Gertrude Hawkins, b. 16 May 1879, Clay County, Missouri , d. 25 Jan 1960, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri (Age 80 years) Married 2 Sep 1900 Lilly, Clinton County, Missouri [3, 4] Family ID F708 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Wilma Bernice Unknown, b. 24 Jan 1914, Missouri , d. 21 Oct 1992, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri (Age 78 years) Last Modified 28 Oct 2021 Family ID F1827 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 18 Sep 1910 - Kearney, Clay County, Missouri 
Died - 14 Nov 2002 - Kearney, Clay County, Missouri 
Buried - - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Oren F. Mathews, 92, of Kearney, MO, died Thursday, November 14, 2002, at the Westbrook Care Center, Kearney. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, November 16, at the First United Methodist Church, Kearney. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kearney. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 478, Kearney, MO 64060. Mr. Mathews was born September 18, 1910, in Kearney, MO, the son of Jacob E. and Gertrude Hawkins Mathews. He was reared in Kearney and graduated from Kearney High School in 1927. He attended Pharmacy School in Kansas City, MO, and graduated as a Pharmacist in 1936. He owned and operated Mathews Drugs in Kearney from 1957 until his retirement in 1975. He was a Navy veteran of WWII and a lifetime member of the VFW Post 5717, Kearney. He served as mayor of Kearney from 1954 to 1960. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, and Kearney Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Mathews was a Charter member of the Kearney Lions Club. He was a former member of the Board of Directors of Kearney Trust Company. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Kearney. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice, and a sister, Burnice O'Neill. He is survived by a brother-in-law, Charles Porter, Kearney, nephew, Gary Porter and his wife, Sandra, Independence, MO, a niece, Nancy Hamilton, Bakersfield, CA, several great-nephews and nieces as well as great-great-nephews and nieces. (Arrangements: Fry Funeral Home, Kearney, MO, 816-628-4411)
Published by Kansas City Star on Nov. 16, 2002.
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- Oren F. Mathews, 92, of Kearney, MO, died Thursday, November 14, 2002, at the Westbrook Care Center, Kearney. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, November 16, at the First United Methodist Church, Kearney. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kearney. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 478, Kearney, MO 64060. Mr. Mathews was born September 18, 1910, in Kearney, MO, the son of Jacob E. and Gertrude Hawkins Mathews. He was reared in Kearney and graduated from Kearney High School in 1927. He attended Pharmacy School in Kansas City, MO, and graduated as a Pharmacist in 1936. He owned and operated Mathews Drugs in Kearney from 1957 until his retirement in 1975. He was a Navy veteran of WWII and a lifetime member of the VFW Post 5717, Kearney. He served as mayor of Kearney from 1954 to 1960. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, and Kearney Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Mathews was a Charter member of the Kearney Lions Club. He was a former member of the Board of Directors of Kearney Trust Company. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Kearney. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice, and a sister, Burnice O'Neill. He is survived by a brother-in-law, Charles Porter, Kearney, nephew, Gary Porter and his wife, Sandra, Independence, MO, a niece, Nancy Hamilton, Bakersfield, CA, several great-nephews and nieces as well as great-great-nephews and nieces. (Arrangements: Fry Funeral Home, Kearney, MO, 816-628-4411)
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