AREA OBITUARIES – Kenneth Mathis

Kenneth Mathis, age 84, of Hickman County, Ky., passed away on Wed., July 23, 2025, at his residence. 
He was born on April 14, 1941, in Phillippy, Tenn., in Lake County, to the late Bruce Mathis and Marrean Henderson Mathis. 
He was a Christian and attended the Water Valley Baptist Church. He lived his life to honor God, his country, and his family. He was a member of the Woodman Life Chapter 115 and served as President. He was a Mason and a member of the American Legion.
He worked as a pipefitter and electrician for the former Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Union City, Tenn. He had two Army Surplus stores in Fulton and Clinton, Ky., and owned a liquor store in Hickman, Ky. 
In his later years, he was a self-employed electrician. He proudly served his country by joining the United States Army when he was 17 years old. He served with the 101st Airborne out of Ft Campbell, Ky. He was one of the great veterans who served during the Vietnam conflict.
He never met a stranger, and he, along with some of his friends, started the ROMEO Club (Real Old Men Eating Out). These men would travel once a week to towns close by and have lunch. He was also part of a group of men that would gather every morning at McDonald’s to discuss the latest news and solve the world’s problems. He loved being a paratrooper, fishing, gardening, and going to flea markets.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Glenda Mathis, to whom he was married on Oct. 28, 1990; one daughter, Karla (Ralph Wayne) Adams, of Cayce, Ky.; two sons, Kenny (Tina) Mathis, of Hickman, Ky., and Stanley (Becky) Hudson, of Clinton, Ky.; six grandchildren, Starr (Nicky) Dunn, of Union City, Tenn., Wade (Kady) Adams, of Cayce, Ky., Randy (Adysen) Adams, of Cayce, Ky., Justin (Kayla) Mathis, of Hickman, Ky., Chris (Ashley) Hudson, of Obion, Tenn., and Dylan Hudson, of Clinton, Ky.; 12 great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; one brother, Billy (Cindy) Mathis, of Hopkinsville, Ky.; and four sisters, Flossie Cole, of Cadiz, Ky., Marine McKenzie, of Leesburg, Fla., Emmer Jean Bell, of Springfield, Ill., and Sue Hinton, of Tulsa, Okla.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, James Mathis and Jessie Mathis; and two sisters, Gerlene Henderson and Earlene Roberds.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Mon., July 28, 2025, at the Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton. Bro. Bobby Barnett will officiate, and burial will follow in the Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the Hornbeak Funeral Chapel on Sun., July 27, from 4 - 7 p.m.
Memorials can be made to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38015.