Charles Preston Mathews, 79, co-owner and president of the Wayne County Press, passed away in his sleep Saturday evening at his Kincaid Acres home in Fairfield. Mr. Mathews had suffered from a serious liver condition for about two years. In recent months, his condition had deteriorated, requiring hospitalization for a week at St. Louis University Hospital. He returned home last Thursday, but had lost substantial weight and was in a weakened condition. The end was swift and unexpected for family members. Funeral services will be conducted at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home on Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Melissa Garrison officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held at the funeral home from 12:45 to 2 p.m. Memorials in his honor may be made to the Fairfield Park District to be used towards a splash pad. Mr. Mathews was born in Washington, Ind., on June 18, 1942, the son of T. O. and Mabel (Cunningham) Mathews. He was educated in Fairfield's sch
They deserve a medal - the teachers and schools praised by parents for support in pandemic
Families have been telling us the schools and teachers they want to thank for supporting pupils
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Thank you posters outside Oak Tree Primary in Cheadle Hulme (Image: Vicky Moran)
Schools across Greater Manchester have been thanked by families for all they have done to support them during the pandemic. In an article last week about executive headteacher Chris Hanson praising families and staff at Corpus Christi RC Primary in Chadderton, Oldham, for pulling together amid the pandemic, we asked parents to tell us who they wanted to thank.