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Bruce Matthews

February 3, 1968 — December 21, 2023

Bruce Carroll Mathews, 55, husband of Julie Clayton Mathews and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Keller, he was the son of Anne Cropper Mathews of Wachapreague and the late Bruce G. Mathews. He was a maintenance groundskeeper for Eastern Shore Yacht and Country Club and a Methodist.

In addition to his loving wife, he is survived by two sons, Aaron Lee Mathews and his wife, Sabrena, of Virginia Beach, VA; and Bruce David Mathews of Keller; and a sister, Michelle M. Hart and her husband, Tommy, of Atlantic, VA.

A celebration of life service will be conducted Friday, December 29, 2023, at 2:00PM at Powelton Presbyterian Church with Vernon Bell officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to SPCA Eastern Shore Inc., P.O. Box 164, Onley, VA 23418.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com

Arrangements were made by Doughty Funeral Home in Exmore, Virginia.

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Friday, December 29, 2023

Starts at 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

Powelton Presbyterian Church

25 Main Street, Wachapreague, VA 23480

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