James Matlock Jr.

James W. Matlock Jr., 79, of Oil City, Pa., died Wednesday, May 18, 2005, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Northwest in Seneca, Pa.

He was born Oct. 3, 1925, in McClure, Ill., son of James W. and Ella Mae Rudolph Matlock. He and Geraldine Mae Deeter were married Sept. 1, 1951.

Matlock had worked at Klapec Trucking Co.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Roger Matlock of Dempseytown, Pa.; a daughter, Karen Kelley of Titusville, Pa.; a stepson, Ronald Linton of Erie, Pa.; a brother, Gary Matlock of Gordonville; four sisters, Rose Durham of Cape Girardeau, Louise Ring of LeClaire, Iowa, Joan Harris of Mount Vernon, Ill., Susan Klingensmith of Jacksonville, Mo.; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, two sisters and a great-grandson.

The funeral was Monday at Robert W. Gardinier Funeral Home in Franklin, Pa. The Rev. Richard Roberts officiated. Burial was in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens.