Mary Elizabeth “Libby” McAllister Matthews, 82, widow of Oscar Howard Matthews, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018, surrounded by her beloved family at home.

Mrs. Matthews was born September 8, 1936, in Kingstree, a daughter of the late William Wright and Mary Rowena Powell McAllister. She was educated in the Williamsburg County Schools and was retired as purchasing agent from Milliken in Kingstree after over 40 years of service. Mrs. Matthews was a member of Broad Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher and a member of the WMs. She loved cooking, making and decorating cakes for her family, friends, and church. Mrs. Matthews loved taking care of her grandchildren and enjoyed working in the yard in her flower beds.

Surviving Mrs. Matthews are her children, Donald “Pee Wee” (Shari) Matthews, Joey (Fran) Matthews, and Kathy (Randell) Thompson; grandchildren, Sarah Tiffany Matthews, Christopher Mason Matthews, Carter Joshua Matthews, and Jackie Marie Green; 4 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Rose Carraway and Deola Cumbee; a brother, Billy (Jeanette) McAllister; and lots of special nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Matthews was preceded in death by a grandson, Ronald David Godwin, a sister, Ann Dukes, and 2 brothers, Charles McAllister and Carl McAllister

Funeral services celebrating Libby’s life will be 3 PM Tuesday, September 11, 2018, in Broad Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church, with burial in Smith Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 PM Monday at Williamsburg Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Broad Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church, 836 Broad Swamp Road, Kingstree, SC 29556. Online condolences may be sent to the family on the obituaries page at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com.