Helen Matkins Obituary

We are sad to announce that on October 30, 2020 we had to say goodbye to Helen Matkins of Purdin, Missouri. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Helen Matkins to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Guy Johnson and Elizabeth Johnson (Alexander); her former husband Calvin H. Lambert; and her husband William "Bill" Matkins. She is survived by: her daughters, Linda Clark (Parry) of Meadville and Ann Rusk (Don) of Meadville; her grandchildren, Shannon Messersmith (Ray) of Jacksonville, Chad Jacobs (Cindy) of Thomaston, Shawn Wood (Jamie) of Meadville, Timothy Wood of Meadville, Lindsey Moore (Jason) of Fairview and Kelly Reynolds of Tazwell, Tennessee; her great grandchildren, Kendall Donaldson (Seth) of Orlando, Erin Messersmith of Jacksonville, Megahan Jacobs of Thomaston, Patrick Jacobs of Thomaston, Kasie Boyd (Chris Bell) of Waverly, Hannah Boyd (Will Coburn) of Columbia, Morgan Wood of Meadville, Ruby Moore of Fairview and Thomas Reynolds of Slidell, Louisiana; her great great grandchildren, Finley Bryson of Waverly, Jackson Coburn of Columbia and Hadley Coburn of Columbia; her nephew Dean Johnson (Marlene) of Purdin; her brother Orlando Johnson; her sisters-in-law, Rose Johnson and Marie Gooch; and her nieces, Janet Faulkner and Dorothy Head.