Mary Ann Matthewson, 83, following a short illness, peacefully passed away at the home of her dreams surrounded by loving family.
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, June 9, 2023 at the Seven Lakes Cemetery. Prior to the service, family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 at the Boles Funeral Home in Seven Lakes, North Carolina.
Mary Ann was born December 17, 1939, in Vass, NC, to the late Latisha Elizabeth Stanley and Charlie Gray Griffin. She attended Kellogg Community College and was the owner/operator of Lydia’s, an upscale resale shop, in Pinehurst, NC. Mary Ann was the first female president of the Battle Creek (Michigan) Optimist Club. She had been a life-time member of Rocky Fork Christian Church in Sanford and, in later years, a regular attendee of the St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Seven Lakes.
She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Edwin Howell Matthewson; daughter Judy Spivey (Jeff) of Pinehurst; great-granddaughter Lydia VanDerveer; and sisters Joyce Thomas and Ellen Williams.
In addition to her parents, Mary Ann is predeceased by granddaughter Christina Spivey VanDerveer, sisters Vester Southern and Katie Badgett, and brothers James and Worth Griffin.
Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Mary Ann’s beloved Weimaraners, Gretchen and Dixie, to the Moore Humane Society.
Online condolences may be left at: www.bolesfuneralhome.com.
Services entrusted to Boles Funeral Home of Seven Lakes.
