Kenesaw "Kay" Mountain Landis Matthews

Col. Kenesaw "Kay" Mountain Landis Matthews, (United States Army National Guard, Ret.), 94, passed away May 14, 2017. Born in Norfork, Arkansas to Andy H. and Ruth Hankins Matthews, he was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Little Rock for 60 years. Kay was a graduate of Calico Rock High School, a veteran of the U.S. Navy who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the National Guard, and a graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Royal Order of Jesters Court 12. Preceded in death by his parents, and siblings, Andy Matthews, Willie Hill Matthews and Bernadine Matthews, he is survived by his wife, Vera Matthews; his children, Robert Landis Matthews, Susan Kaye Matthews, John Shaw Matthews, Kelly Massey and Holly Massey; and a host of other family and friends. Services will be held on Thursday, May 18 at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, officiated by Dr. Gladwin Connell. Visitation will precede the service, beginning at 1 p.m. Interment with Military Honors will take place on Monday, May 22 at 1 p.m. at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 723 Center St., Little Rock, Ark. 72201. Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct., (501) 224-2200. Kay's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.