July 14, 2002

Jill Matthews

Jill Elizabeth Matthews, 41, of Cape Girardeau, died July 12, 2002 at her home. She was born Nov. 7, 1960, in Washington, D.C. , the daughter of Charles D. and Janice Thornton Matthews. She was a self-employed writer, and was a 1979 graduate of Central High School in Cape Girardeau, and a 1990 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1980 to 1984...

Jill Elizabeth Matthews, 41, of Cape Girardeau, died July 12, 2002 at her home.

She was born Nov. 7, 1960, in Washington, D.C. , the daughter of Charles D. and Janice Thornton Matthews.

She was a self-employed writer, and was a 1979 graduate of Central High School in Cape Girardeau, and a 1990 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1980 to 1984.

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Matthews was a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau.

Memorial services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Hoffmeister Funeral Home in St. Louis, according to Ford & Sons Funeral Home. Full military rites will be conducted at Meyers Cemetery in Herrick, Ill.

Matthews is survived by her father and two brothers, Jesse Matthews and John Matthews, both of Cape Girardeau. She was preceded in death by her mother.

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