It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Melissa Lynn Matthews of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, who passed away on May 6, 2024, at the age of 55, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Melissa Lynn Matthews to show support.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Melissa Lynn may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Milton Matthews and Gladys Ward; and her siblings, Sherry Hughes, Ernistine Matthews and Joe Matthews.

She is survived by: her son Cory Mondier (Brittany); her grandchild Harleigh Mondier; and her siblings, Lee Ward (Earlena), Melvin Matthews (Carol), Christine Jackson (Kerry) and Jeanie Garrison (Rod). She is also survived by other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Traditions Funeral and Cremation Services

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May 10, 2024

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“Dear Melissa, you are a beacon of hope to so many of your friends and family. I know you are in the presence of Jesus, you are receiving your reward my dear friend. I will miss your smile and your laughter. I know we will see each other is glory. Kevin wants me to record here the following: “I think each life is a story recorded for others to read and Heaven to witness. Melissa Matthews, your life mattered, was lived honorably, full of love, courage, and beauty of soul - 1st Class.””

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Sapulpa Church of the Nazarene
302 S Elm St, Sapulpa, OK 74066

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