John Thomas Matteson's Obituary
John Thomas Matteson, age 77, of Greenup, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at Odd Fellow Rebekah Home in Mattoon. No services are planned. Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup assisted with arrangements. He was born June 10, 1937 in Greenup, the son of Louis and Wilma Bell Matteson. He married Rosemary Stockbarger in 1947; she preceded him in death in 2004. He was a Maintenance Dept. worker at Eastern Illinois University. His memberships included the Greenup VFW, Greenup American Legion, Greenup Masonic Lodge and the Cumberland County Sportsman Club. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and raised Thoroughbred horses. Surviving are a son, Scott Matteson, two daughters, Jonnie Warner and Lorna Marshall, all of Toledo, brother Dean Matteson of Ft. Wayne, IN, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two brothers and one sister.
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