Mary Ann Mathews, 70, of Franklin, KY (formerly of Columbia, KY), passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 9:00amCT at her residence. Mary Ann was born August 18, 1948 in Adair Co., KY to the late Stanley Downey and Nellie Lee Cox Downey.
She was the wife of the late James Russell “Shadetree” Mathews. She was also preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Louise Mathews and father-in-law, J.B. Mathews.
Mary Ann was a member of the Franklin First United Methodist Church. She was a retired teacher in the Simpson County school system. She was a graduate of Western Kentucky University with a BS in Elementary Education, a Masters in Elementart Education and a Rank 1 in School Administration. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Soroity. She was a coach for the Franklin-Simpson Girls’ Golf Team. She served as a Board Member for the Franklin-Simpson Education Excellence Foundation Board. She belonged to the Simpson County Retired Teachers Association and the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association. She was an Interim Principal at Lincoln Elementary. She was also a Real Estate Agent.
SURVIVORS:
1 son: Chuck Porter (Michelle) of Franklin, KY
1 brother: Dr. Max Downey (Patricia) of Columbia, KY
2 nieces: Laura Brummett and Erin Eubank
2 nephews: Brian Downey and Chris Collins
2 sisters-in-law: Linda Parker Taylor and Paulette Wildemone both of Robertson Co., TN
1 brother-in-law: Larry Mathews (Joyce) of Robertson Co., TN,
Several other nieces and nephews and great nieces & nephews
Funeral Service: 10:00amCT on Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY
Visitation: 4:00pm-8:00pmCT on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 and from 6:00amCT until service time on Wednesday at Gilbert Funeral Home
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the "Friends of the Shelter" in Simpson County, KY.
Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home in Franklin, KY.
