Jewanna Mattice, age 83, of Holland, Indiana, formerly of Corbin, Kentucky, passed away at 8:45 a.m., Saturday, December 5, 2015, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.
She was born June 25, 1932 in Harlan County, Kentucky, to Oscar and Fannie (Godsey) Shumate. Mrs. Mattice was a retired nurse. She enjoyed singing southern gospel music; and was active in her home church in Corbin, Kentucky, where she taught bible school. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Eugene Mattice, who died in 2003; two daughters, Donna Lane and Judy Oberhausen; three brothers, Jim Shumate, Tom Shumate and Don Shumate; and one sister, Vera Bruce.
She is survived by:
Two sons and two daughter-in-laws,
Charles (Becky) Jones of Holland, Ind.,
Jimmy (Donna) Jones of Francisco, Ind.;
Two stepdaughters,
Debbie Clausen of Ripon, Wisconsin,
Lois Mattice of Berlin, Wisconsin;
Two stepsons,
Hank Mattice of Berlin, Wisconsin,
Eugene Mattice of Berlin, Wisconsin;
One brother,
Glenn Shumate of Corbin, Kentucky;
by (10) grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Jewanna Mattice will be held at 2:00 p.m., E.S.T., onWednesday, December 9, 2015, at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburgwith burial to follow at Spurgeon Cemetery in Spurgeon, Indiana.
Friends may call for visitation at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg from 2:00-7:00 p.m., E.S.T., on Tuesday. Condolences may be shared online at: www.nassandson.com.
