Daniel R. Matthews

Daniel R. Matthews, 88, of 1084 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Heatherwood Nursing Home, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Louise Silvestri Matthews. Born in Portsmouth, RI on April 28, 1922, he was the son of the late John and Marie Cabral Mathias.Mr. Matthews served in the United States Army, during the Korean Conflict. His primary career was a sheet metal worker, employed by Apollo Sheet Metal for many years. Daniel was a communicant of St. Barnabas Church and a member of the Newport Knights of Columbus #256.He is survived by four sons Robert Burke of Lawnsdale, CA, Richard and Wayne Matthews, both of Portsmouth, RI, Daniel Matthews of Humboldt, TX, and one daughter Mary Burke of Portsmouth, RI, as well as seven grandchildren, John Paul, Sarah, Chase, Brian, Shelby, and Hannah Matthews and Quinn Burke and one great Granddaughter Kara Matthews. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Joseph, Cyril, and Manuel Matthews, Gloria Napert, and Adeline Perry.Calling hours will be held on Thursday, December 30 from 4:00-7:00pm in the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth.His funeral will be held on Friday, December 31, 2010, at 9:00am from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 in St. Barnabas Church, 1697 East Main Road, Portsmouth. Burial will be in St. Columbas Cemetery in Middletown.