Clifton Matthews

Clifton K. Matthews 83 of Glasgow died Sunday, May 29, 2011 at the Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green. He was born in Barren County the son of the late Ollie Dexter and Blanche Shipley Matthews. Mr. Matthews was a farmer and was retired after 28 years from the Kentucky Department of Transportation where he had been a special crew and Barren County foreman. Upon retirement he was the supervisor for the Bowling Green district. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and was a member of the Union #2 Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Olene Bartley Matthews; 4 daughters, Judy Glass (Larry) of Glasgow, Jo Fields of Mt. Washington, KY, Jackie Clemmons (Tony) of Glasgow and Jean Crow (Follis) of Glasgow; 9 grandchildren Lori Ward (Danny) of Mt. Washington, Brad Fields (Shelly) of Mt. Washington, KY, Angie Bishop (Chuck), Andrea Haynes (Corey), Matt Clemmons (Jacque) and Spencer Clemmons (Jennifer) all of Glasgow, Linsay Ozier (John) of Nashville, TN, Haley Crow of Nashville, TN and Brey Crow of Charleston, SC. 14 Great Grandchildren and 3 Great-Great Grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon Tuesday. Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of memorial contributions to The Gideons or The American Red Cross.