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Charles Norman "Buzzy" Matthews

1935 - 2000

BORN

1935

DIED

2000

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Thornton Funeral Home, P.A. - Indian Head

3439 Livingston Road

Indian Head, Maryland

Charles Matthews Obituary

Charles Norman "Buzzy" Matthews, 65, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, a U.S. Navy veteran, a mechanical engineer for the Naval Research Lab, died at P.G. Hospital on Wednesday, December 27, 2000. Visitation is scheduled for Saturday, December 30, 2000, 10-11 a.m., at Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church, 116120 Condor Drive, Mitchellville, Maryland. Services are scheduled for Saturday, 11 a.m., at the church, officiated by Pastor Joseph A. Gilmore. Viewing is scheduled for Saturday, 1-2 p.m., at the church. Burial will be at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Thornton Funeral Home, P. A., Pomonkey, Maryland.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 28, 2000.

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