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Thelma Matthews Young
April 12, 2023
Thelma Matthews Young Obituary
Thelma Wright Matthews Young, 85, of Owensboro, died Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at The Hartford House. She was born in Fordsville to the late Paul and Lorene Wright, and was a retired Ohio County school teacher. Thelma was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Owensboro, NEA and KEA. She was preceded also in death by her husband, Norman Matthews.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Young of Lexington; son, Lawrence (Lesa) Matthews of Owensboro; and a granddaughter, Lauren (Andrew) Scott of Jacksonville, Florida.
Funeral services are noon Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Geary Funeral Home with burial in Fordsville Cemetery. Visitation will be 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday and from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
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Thelma Wright Matthews Young, 85, of Owensboro, died Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at The Hartford House. She was born in Fordsville to the late Paul and Lorene Wright, and was a retired Ohio County school teacher. Thelma was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Owensboro, NEA and KEA. She was preceded als
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