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In Loving Memory of

Rom Lee Matlock

MATLOCK, ROM LEE, of Pearisburg, VA passed away Monday, March 14, 2005 at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Mr. Matlock was born on February 16, 1940 and was a son of the late Crowson A. and Zeb Milstead Matlock. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Marvin Alexander Matlock. Mr. Matlock was a U.S. Army Veteran, a member of the Angel’s Rest Baptist Fellowship Church in Pearisburg, a member of Masonic Lodge # 423 A.F. & A.M. in Sparta, NC, and a member of the American Legion Post #68. He was a math teacher and coach and at Sparta High School in NC, and Independence High School in VA. He was a math teacher, a football coach, a wrestling coach and an assistant principal at Radford High School. He was the assistant principal at Christiansburg High School for 1 year and then for 19 years was a principal at Narrows High School, Giles High School and then took official retirement in 1999 as the principal of Eastern Elementary School in Giles. Mr. Matlock then taught part time as a math teacher from 1999 until now. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Nancy Shepherd Matlock of Pearisburg, his two daughters who were the light of his life, Heather Leeann Matlock of Charlotte, NC, Whitney Lee Matlock of Pearisburg, three brothers, Albert Crowson & Margaret Matlock of Indian Trail, NC, Harold Grady & Judy Matlock of Stony Point, NC and James Wilson Matlock of Hickory, NC, one brother-in-law and his wife, Jim and Nancy Shepherd of Piney Creek, NC, one sister-in-law and her husband, Georgia & Clay Sheets of Sparta, NC and special family, Bill and Lois Riddle of Narrows, Tim and Toni Robertson of Pearisburg, Anna Lowe of Narrows, Missy Riddle of Narrows and was Paw Paw Rom to Ashley, Chad, Cliffy and Kelcie. He is also survived by several nieces & nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 2:00pm at the Angel’s Rest Fellowship Baptist Church in Pearisburg with Dr. Charles Taylor and Rev. John Gess officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg on Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 pm. In Lieu of flowers, the family would like to request that memorial donations be made to the Rom L. Matlock Scholarship, c/o Kim Tilley at Giles High School, 1825 Wenonah Ave., Pearisburg, VA.