Nellie Matthews Obituary
In loving memory of Nellie Matthews of Brandenburg, Kentucky, who departed this world on February 2, 2025 at the age of 97. Nellie leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Nellie Matthews to pay them a last tribute.
As Nellie departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Nellie may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Nellie leaves behind.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Mary Lola Roach Harrison and Emanuel Peter Harrison; her children, Ellen Charlene Ferguson and Keith Samuel Laslie; and her husband Henry Matthews.
She is survived by: her children, Linda Laslie Waller of Clovis, NM, Fielden Eugene Laslie (Debra) of Cullman, AL and Alan Laslie (Diana) of Elizabethtown, KY. She is also survived by 9 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of donations to the Ft. Sumner Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 180, Ft. Sumner, NM 88119.
