JACKSON: Karl G. Matchett, 89, of Jackson, Ohio died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. (Gallia County)

Born in Muskingum County, Ohio, on March 13, 1924, Karl was the son of the late Curtis and Effie Williams Matchett.
He was a 1942 graduate of Otsego High School.

He was preceded in death in 2008 by his wife of nearly 60 years, Coshocton, Ohio native Marian L. Turner Matchett; also preceding him in death were brothers, Russell, Everett and Jared of West Lafayette, Ohio and Robert of New Concord, OH; sisters, Gertrude Swingle and Doris Lewis of Zanesville, Ohio and sister, Mary Welker of New Concord.

He is survived by son, Tim Matchett of Jackson, Ohio; brother, Donald of near Otsego; and several nieces and nephews.

After living in Coshocton 11 years, the Matchetts moved to Bucyrus for one year and then to Jackson in 1960. They then lived in Jackson for 34 years where Karl was manager of the Cussins & Fearn store and then owned and operated a retail floor covering business. They moved to Florida in 1994. Karl had recently returned to Ohio, where he resided among friends at Holzer Assisted Living, Jackson.

Karl served in the Navy during World War II as a signalman aboard the LSMR 197 in the South Pacific. He was an avid shuffleboard player, having achieved association pro status and participated in many tournaments throughout Florida and Ohio during summers.

Calling hours beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 12, at the Given-Dawson Funeral Home, Coshocton, will precede a service there at 1:00 p.m. by Karl's great-nephew, Reverend Michael L. Denman.
Karl's interment will be next to his wife at Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery near Coshocton.
The Coshocton County Veteran's Council will perform graveside military rites.
A brief reception will follow at the nearby Roscoe United Methodist Church.

A Jackson-area memorial service is being planned for the near future at the Emmanuel Baptist Church.

Karl would have appreciated memorial contributions in lieu of flowers made to the Adamsville Baptist Cemetery Endowment Fund in care of Brenda Fox, 7390 Adamsville Road, Adamsville, OH 43802.




Published in the Times Recorder on April 10, 2013