Husband and Wife Dies Suddenly

Mrs. G. M. Matthews Dies Suddenly Funeral this Afternoon 3 P. M.

Mrs. Gertrude Brock Matthews, wife of Mr. Green M. Matthews, died yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock at her home, 301 Polk avenue, Elizabeth Heights, following an Illness of only a few hours. She was 27 years of age and is survived by her husband and an infant son, who was born yesterday. Mrs. Matthews, became suddenly ill about the middle of the afternoon and grew rapidly worse until the end came about 6 o'clock. 

Mrs. Matthews, prior to her marriage was Miss Gertrude Brock, of Cheraw, S. C. Her father, Mr. P. H. Brock, now lives here. Her mother died some years ago. Four sisters and two brothers also survive, namely, Mrs. W. H C. Barkley. of Charlotte; Miss Connie Brock, of Charlotte; Mrs. W. W. Coker, of Columbia, S. C.; Mrs. William Brock, of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. Alva Brock, of this city, and Mr. William Brock, of Fayetteville. A stepson, Mr. Edwin Matthews, also survives.
Mrs. Matthews was a woman of many splendid qualities of character. Kindly and considerate of others and of a disposition that won others to her, she had made many friends during her residence In Charlotte, who will sincerely mourn her untimely death and who will extend heartfelt sympathy to her bereaved husband and friends.
The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 o’clock at the residence on Polk avenue and will be conducted by Rev. W. B. Lindsay, pastor of the First A. R. P. church, of which Mrs. Matthews was a loyal member. The remains will be sent this afternoon at her former home at Cheraw, where the interment will take place tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. ¹

Rosa Gertrude Brock was born in October 1880, a daughter of Peter Haley Brock and his wife Mary Ellen Lyles. Rosa Brock and Green Matthews were married on 9 January 1912.

Rosa Gertrude Brock Matthews suddenly died on 17 January 1916. She had just given birth to their first child, a daughter, the day before.

Sadly, thirteen months after the death of Rosa Gertrude Brock Matthews, the widowed husband, Green M. Matthews died suddenly of a Stroke leaving two children:²

The deceased is survived by two children, Master Edwin and little Miss Alva Matthews: ³

• Edwin Matthews, age 18, son of Green M. Williams
• Alva Matthews, age 13 months, daughter of Green & Rosa Brock Matthews  

Rosa Gertrude Brock Matthews is my 2nd Cousin twice removed.

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[1] Mrs. G. M. Matthews Dies Suddenly Funeral this Afternoon 3 P. M. obituary, The Charlotte News, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, 18 March 1916, Page 3, Column 1.

[2] MR. MATTHEWS A STROKE VICTIM obituary, The Charlotte News, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, 26 February 1917, Page 9, col 2.

[3] From Obituary of Green M. Williams