Jeffrey Lynn MATHEW

MATTHEW, Jeffrey Lynn

age 66, passed away peacefully at the Hospice of the Comforter, Altamonte Springs, FL, on Monday, December 19, 2016. Born on February 24, 1950, in Webster City (Hamilton County), IA, the son of William Lynn and Elizabeth Ann Lewis Matthew, he was a longtime resident of Altamonte Springs. His parents moved from the Midwest when he was a young boy. He lived and worked in Tampa for many years before moving to the Orlando area in 1988.

Jeffrey graduated from the Dunedin High School in 1968 (Mr. DHS) and was Captain of the Falcons football team from 1967-68. He attended the University of Tennessee in 1970 and was graduated from USF in Tampa in 1972 with a BA degree in Sociology. Jeff was a Sigma Nu. He was a Florida licensed Commercial Real Estate Broker. Jeffrey is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Dr. William B. Lewis and Dr. Faye Cashatt Lewis, (the first woman to graduate from Washington Medical School, St. Louis, MO) of Webster City; and his paternal grandparents, Rev. Oscar Matthew and Clara May Price Matthew of Hutchison, KS.

Jeffrey is survived by his wife of 31 years, LuAnne W. Matthew; his daughters, Jill Bechtold and Amy Matthew; and stepson, Ryan Croley; his grandchildren, Robert Bechtold, Lily Bechtold. He is also survived by his brothers, Bill Matthew (Georgene, Benjamin, Jessica) (California), Sidney Matthew (Linda, Jennifer and Jeff, Lauren and Tyler, Geoffrey and Kimberly, Skylar, Mackenzie, and Sydney) (Tallahassee) and Tim Matthew (Christopher, Andrew) (Tampa). Jeffrey is also survived by cousins, step-grandchildren and many dear friends. Jeff never met a stranger and his love was infinite. Service to be held Saturday, January 7, 2017, 1-2 pm Baldwin-Fairchild Ivanhoe, 301 NE Ivanhoe Blvd., Orlando, FL 32804 (407) 898-8111.