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Barbara Dean MatthewsSCRANTON -- Barbara Dean Matthews, 73, widow of Roy Matthews, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at her residence after an illness.Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Friday, September 1, 2017, at Carolina Funeral Home Chapel, Scranton. Burial, will follow at Strickland-Feagin Cemetery, Lake City.The family will receive friends from 6:00 8:00 PM, Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Carolina Funeral Home, Scranton. Mrs. Matthews was born on October 28, 1943 in Greenwood County, daughter of the late Joseph Leroy Dean and Alpha Thomas Dean. She was a member of The Bible Temple in Coward and formerly taught the children's Sunday school class at Camp Branch Church of God of Prophecy. Mrs. Matthews retired from the Florence County Disabilities Board with over 20 years of service and prior to that was formerly employed with Lake City Scranton Nursing Center. Surviving are her daughters, Cynthia (Roger) Smiley of Sumter, Brenda (Bobby) Moore of Coward, Linda (James) Parrott and Debra Matthews, both of Scranton; son, Michael (Mickie) Matthews of Olanta; ten grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; sister, Shirley (Jimmy) Duncan of Greenwood; brothers, David (Joan) Dean of Waterloo, Roy (Annie) Dean of Tacoma, WA and James Dean of Fleetwood, NC; mother-in-law, Mary Matthews and sister-in-law, Ann Fulton of Scranton. Mrs. Matthews was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Robert Moore and Jessica Matthews; siblings, Rita Armstrong, Joe Dean and Randolph Dean.(Please sign our guest book online @ www.carolinafuneralhome.net ).#ndn-video-player-3.ndn_embedded .ndn_floatContainer { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }... (SCNow)

He was very loving and giving, especially in his last few days on this earth.Casey was preceded in death by his grandfather, Haskel Swanger. Survivors include: his mother Kathy Swanger Dean; father Charles L. "Chuck" Dean; brother Caleb Levi Dean (Venita); grandparents Lefern Swanger and Billy (Ruby) Dean; uncles Coy (Cathy) Swanger, David (Amy) Dean, and Tim Dean; aunts Tammy (Craig) Boston, Kathy (F. A.) Hatfield, and Janet (Quay) Tate, all of Dunlap, and Glena (Jimmy) Jacobs of Nashville; many cousins and friends. He also had his church family at Whitwell Church of God, and also just about every church in Dunlap. We would like to thank everyone that helped us on Monday evening, law enforcement, ambulance workers, doctors, nurses, and staff. The gifts that Casey gave would not have been possible without them. To all Erlanger ICU, we thank you. To Mandy - we love you and are forever grateful; if not for you, Casey's life would have ended, but it lives on in so many other people. We believe this was his purpose on this earth, why he was taken at such a young age. He will be sorely missed by all family and friends everywhere. Funeral Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. CDT Sunday in the Ewton Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Michael Shrum and Bro. Brandon Gates officiating. Burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-8 p.m. Saturday. (The Chattanoogan)