Bobby Joel Mathis Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Bobby Joel Mathis of Smiths Station, Alabama, born in Newton, Georgia, who passed away on January 29, 2023, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Bobby Joel Mathis to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Charlie Mathis, Sr. and Rosie Lee Fretwell Mathis; his siblings, Willie Troy Mathis, Charlie Mathis, Jr., Johnnie Mae Alexander, Sara Norman and Betty Jean Jackson; and his great grandchild Jalen Faulkner.
He is survived by: his wife Mary McCoy Mathis; his children, Dhomynic Lightfoot (Joycelyn), James Debro, Tonya Debro, Carla Debro and Erika Debro; his grandchildren, Dhomynic Lightfoot, Jr., Quanesha Roberts, Toresa Adams, Whitney Shelby, Celeste Debro, Randy Hendricks, Mario Freeman, Ashley Debro, Megan Debro and Rene Walker; his great grandchildren, Amir Smith-Lightfoot, Myson Adams, Jada Adams, Jaden Faulkner and Sarina Williams; his siblings, Geneva Mathis and Lucious Boswell (Gwen); his siblings-in-law, Bessie Lou Mathis, Juanita Stewart (Henry), Robert Jackson (Alana), Henry McCoy (Gloria) and Warren Neal McCoy (Gillian); and his close friends, Ed and Rose Cox. He is also survived by nieces, nephews and cousins.