Jo Sue Matthews

Josephine P. Matthews PARKSLEY - Mrs. Josephine Pate "Jo Sue" Matthews, 83, wife of Stuart K. "Buddy" Matthews and a lifelong resident of Parksley, passed away Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Va. Born Jan. 18, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Edward Clay Pate Jr. and Clara Blanche Coston Pate. Jo Sue graduated from Parksley High School, and remained an avid booster of their activities throughout her life. She attended Madison College and Salisbury State Teachers College, and retired as a social worker with the Accomack County Social Services Department. Jo Sue was very active in the North Accomack Little League, having been a coach of the Parksley Eagles. She was the first woman to coach an all-star baseball team in the state of Virginia during the 1967 season, and was a longtime fan of the Baltimore Orioles. Other than her husband, survivors include a daughter, Clara Blanche "Sister" Reese and husband Gary of Parksley; a son, L. Pate Matthews and wife De of Hebron, Md.; two grandsons, Clay Reese of Arlington, Va., and Brian Reese of Parksley; and two cousins, Ray V. Gladding and H. Coston Gladding, both of Pocomoke, Md. Other than her parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Clara Blanche Pate. A funeral will be conducted from the graveside at the Parksley Cemetery Thursday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m. with Mr. George Fulk officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Central Accomack Little League, P.O. Box 486, Onancock, VA 23417 or to the Parksley Volunteer Fire Company, P.O. Box 14, Parksley, VA 23421. Memory tributes may be shared with the family at www.williamsfuneralhomes. com. Arrangements by the Williams-Parksley Funeral Home.