Harvard Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of JAMES MATTHEWS
Col. James Everett Matthews, USAR retired, 94, passed away Monday morning. Born in Ola (Yell County) on Oct. 5, 1920, he was the son of the late Everett Andy and Eunice Holiman Matthews. Descended on both sides from Arkansas pioneer families, Col. Matthews was a 1939 graduate of Ola High School, where he excelled in football, basketball, track and baseball, even playing semi-pro baseball at the age of 14. He attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La on a baseball scholarship and also...
