William Branson Matthews

Stedman

William Branson Matthews, 88 went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, December 20, 2021 at Center Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. Joe Hickson.  Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery in Autryville.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM on Monday prior to the service at the church.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Shadrick Matthews and Maggie Autry Matthews; wife, Esther Baker Matthews.; son, Gareth Baker; and sisters, Esther Matthews Carner and Eugenia Matthews Williams.

He is survived by his son, Graham Deryan Matthews; daughter, Melissa “Lisa” Matthews Rosser & husband, Joseph Ray Rosser; grandchildren, Dillon Lee Matthews & wife, Taylor, Valerie Ann Rosser, and Joseph Matthew Rosser; great grandchildren, Bellagray Hawley, Dawson Matthews, and Bryce Matthews; and a brother, Wilbert Coley Matthews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Center Baptist Church, 4980 Wade-Stedman Road, Wade, NC  28395; or to Bethany Volunteer Fire Department, 2140 Wade Stedman Road, Stedman, NC  28391.

Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC  28391.