- Date Of Birth: March 28, 1936
- Date Of Death: January 16, 2013
- State: Michigan
Charlene Mathews, 76, of Cassopolis, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013, in Elkhart General Hospital.She was born March 28, 1936 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Emerson and Edna (Mitchell) Hill. She married Henry Mathews July 31, 1954 in Dowagiac, Michigan. He preceded her in death September 1, 2010. She was also preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Betty Holmes and Barbara Copley.
Charlene and her husband enjoyed camping with the family, traveling throughout the United States. She loved computer and video games. Throughout their whole lives, she and her husband did a lot, from riding motorcycles in the warm months to snowmobiles in the winter. Charlene baked and always had cookies for the grandkids.Family and friends will greatly miss Charlene.
She is survived by her five children, Ron Mathews of Cassopolis, Donnie Mathews of Avondale, Georgia, Kathy (Chris) Brown of South Bend, Karen (James) Small of Stone Mountain, Georgia, Robert Mathews of Cassopolis; six grandchildren, Eddie Vinson of Cassopolis, Jason (La-Kesha) Small of Georgia, James (Shameka) Small II of Stone Mountain, Georgia, Donnie Mathews II of Georgia, Calvin Hill of Cassopolis, Rickey Small of Stone Mountain, Georgia; nineteen great grandchildren; one sister, Priscilla (Leo) Lawson of Cassopolis; one brother, James (Sue) Hill of Hemet, California; and a lot of cousins.
