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Christine Evelyn Matthews, 73
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Christine Evelyn Matthews, age 73 of Smithville, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018 at NHC HealthCare Center in Smithville. 

 She was a member of Bethlehem Community Church and a retired factory worker.

 She was born September 5, 1945 to her parents, the late Edwin Lane and Evelyn Lattimore Wheeler.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Hayden; two brothers, Eudean Wheeler and Jackie Wayne Wheeler; three sisters, Helen Keith, Bobby Woods and Hazel Marie Wheeler. 

 She leaves to cherish her memory five daughters, Debbie Nokes, Charlotte Parsley, Sherry Chandler, Darlene Grisham and Tonya (Shannon) Cantrell all of Smithville; 10 grandchildren, Tyler Durden, Jessica (Shannon) Anderson, Brandon (Kalah) Donnell, Noah Parsley, Amanda England, Dillan Matthews, Justin Grisham, Hannah Grisham, Kaylee Cantrell and Levi Cantrell; 10 great-grandchildren, Madison Durden, Mykenzie Wilson, Kayden Barron, Leah Anderson, Kyler Anderson, Carson Donnell, Collin Donnell, Braylon England, McKinlee Stout and Jackson Grisham; four sisters, Robbie Callis of Lebanon, Sue Wilkerson of Lebanon, Judy Johnson of Red Boiling Springs and Marlene Goodwin of Smithville; a host of nieces and nephews also survive.  

 Funeral service was held Thursday evening, January 3, 2019 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel.  

 Honorary pallbearers included Brandon Donnell, Noah Parsley, Justin Grisham, Dillan Matthews, Levi Cantrell and Tyler Durden.

 Following the service the family honored Christine’s request to be cremated and her cremains will be buried later.  

 DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Smithville, was is in charge of the arrangements.