Chester Morgan Mathews, 84, of Roberts Run Road, Metz, WV died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at his residence.
He was born February 23, 1933 at Garrison, PA, a son of the late Grant Matthews and Goldie F. Grim Matthews.
Morgan was a retired employee of the West Virginia Department of Highways.He worked for the state for more than twenty years as a front end loader operator.He was a veteran of the United States Army.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Carolyn Dulaney Mathews; one son, Charles L. Matthews of Roberts Run; one daughter, Janet Riter of Clarksburg; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Martin Matthews; one sister, Shirley Matthews; and one son, Charles Wayne Matthews.
Friends may call at the Tennant Funeral Home, 2678 Hornet Highway, Hundred, WV from 6-8 Saturday.Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 1:00 PM Sunday with Evangelist Dick Bartrug officiating.Interment will follow in the Shriver Cemetery near Hundred.