Charles Matthew Scott Tierney

1940 - 2023

Charles Matthew Scott Tierney
March 24, 1940 - September 11, 2023
Lexington, Kentucky - Charles Matthew Scott Tierney died September 11, 2023, at the age of 83. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 24, 1940, to the late Lewis Clark and Helen Scott Tierney. Matt was a graduate of Avon Old Farms School in Avon, Connecticut and the University of Cincinnati where he majored in Radio and Television Communication. Upon graduation, he bought and managed WPDX radio station in Clarksburg, West Virginia, as well as managing Tygart Lake Boat Marina in Grafton, West Virginia. In 1970, he moved to Lexington, Kentucky to manage Leatherwood Farm which had been in his family for many years. In addition, he was secretary and Treasurer of The Tierney Corporation, a mining and land development company founded by his grandfather, Laurence Tierney, in 1912. He also spent many years as a realtor in A. S. DeMovellan Real Estate. Matt was involved in several community organizations and boards including The Humane Society, Keeneland Club, The Thoroughbred Club and the Iroquois Hunt Club. He also served on the City of Lexington's Flood Water Planning Board, the Antique and Classic Boat Society, Inc., and, as an avid University of Kentucky sports fan, he was also a member of the President's Club. Matt was devoted to his family and friends and loved spending time with them. He enjoyed boating, fishing, hunting and travelling in his RV as well as yearly family trips. He will be remembered for his generous spirit, quick laugh and ready smile. As a member of the West Virginia Air National Guard for 6 years, he was training in New Jersey when he was called to the scene of a plane crash. He was recognized for being part of the rescue operation which saved the life of the pilot of the wrecked aircraft. Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Patricia Cinson Tierney, daughter, Heather Meade Tierney and son, Matthew Peyton (Jill Thomas) Tierney, both of Lexington, three grandsons, Charles Wilbur Tauchert, of Florida, Matthew Harding Tauchert and Charles Matthew Scott Tierney II and great grandson Tristen Timothy-Henry Tauchert, all of Lexington. The family would like to thank Fuller Family Home Care for taking such good care of Matt over the past few years. Visitation will be held at Milward-Southland, 391 Southland Drive, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, September 18, 2023. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 171 Market Street at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 19, 2023. The pallbearers will be Robert P. Goodman, Jr., William Joshua Hopkins, Alexander M. Neuman, Mark J. Williamson, David A. Pulito and A. Griggs Powell II. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. David C. Parrish, A. S. DeMovellan, Dr. John T. Hobbs and L. Pope McLean. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Lexington Humane Society, 1600 Old Frankfort Pike, Lexington, KY 40511, UK Sanders Brown Center on Aging, 1030 South Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504 or Sayre School, 194 North Limestone, Lexington, KY 40507. www.milwardfuneral.com