May 25, 2003 2 min read

Sarah Catherine Yealey Matthews, 62, of Mount Independence, Lemont Furnace, Pa., went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 23, 2003 from her home.

She was born June 28, 1940 in Connellsville, Pa., daughter of James E. Yealey and Sarah M. Reed Yealey.

Sarah was a Food Service Worker with the Sun Porch Restaurant, Hopwood, Pa., and a member of Church of God on Route 51, Uniontown.

A daughter, Rosalie Matthews, brother, James Yealey, and parents preceded her in death.

She is survived by her husband, William “Bill” Matthews; children: Pamela and husband Peter Metts, Lemont Furnace, Rose and husband Jonathan Johnson, Washington, D.C., William Matthews and wife Elizabeth, Lemont Furnace, Bart Matthews and wife Sherry, Westland, Michigan, Brett Matthews and wife Emma, Lemont Furnace, and Sally Matthews, Lemont Furnace; Grandchildren: Dion Metts, Peter Metts, Brice Matthews, Evan Matthews, Logan Matthews, Kelsey Matthews and Mariah Matthews; Sisters: Vera Lubich, Connellsville, Pa., Jessie Reed of California state, Linda Wolfe and Shirley Wolfe both of Michigan; and Brothers: John Yealey, Connellsville, Harry Yealey, Altoona, Pa., and Dale Yealey of Michigan.

Friends will be received in the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Connellsville Street, Dunbar, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Visitation continues Tuesday, May 27, in Church of God, Route 51, Uniontown, from 10 a.m. until the Service at 11 a.m. The Rev. Elliott Leighty will officiate.

Interment will follow in Zearing-Matthews Cemetery.