Lindsey Mattox Sr B-M-162-3

Lindsey Mattox Sr., 88, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. He was a resident of Edinburgh. He was born Dec. 30, 1921, to the late Elva and Myrtle (Garrison) Mattox. He married Mildred D. "Duke" Thompson on Aug. 20, 1949. She preceded him in death. Survivors include two sons, Lindsey (Joyce) Mattox Jr. of Franklin and Glenn Mattox of Panama City, Fla.; a daughter, Laura Solliday of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; two granddaughters, Jennifer (Eric) Fuqua and Mellisa (Steven) Wheat; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Jim, Charles and Buddy Mattox; and two sisters, Flo Fenton and Ellie Lee. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of Edinburgh American Legion Post No. 233 and International Order of Hod Carriers and Laborers. He had worked as a construction worker for Dunlap's in Columbus. He enjoyed visiting friends and working on John Deere lawn mowers. The Rev. Lewis Burton will conduct a funeral service at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Eskew-Eaton Funeral Home, 302 E. Main Cross St., Edinburgh. Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. He will be laid to rest at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh, with military graveside rites by Edinburgh American Legion Post No. 233.