Gladys Faye Mathews passed away in Ruston, Louisiana on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.  She was 87 years old.  Gladys was a beautician for 50 plus years and operated a beauty shop at her home.  She loved gardening and doing her own mowing; she was a stickler for a neat yard.  Gladys also loved to crochet and she made many blankets for veterans.

Gladys is survived by her children, Dalton Mathews (Cathy), Regina Goss (Tommy), and Heath Mathews (Kelley); grandchildren, James Mathews (Lauren), Taylor Mathews (Ashlyn), Grace Forrester (Jackson), Micah Mathews; great-grandchildren, Kase Mathews, Luke Mathews, C.J. Mathews, and one on the way; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronnie Mathews; father, John Henry Brown; mother, Rosie Lee (Higginbotham) Brown; granddaughter, Laurel Catherine Mathews; and mother-in-law, Lucille Mathews.

Friends may visit with the family on Friday, July 12, 2024 at Southern-Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM. The funeral service will begin at 11:00 AM with Bro. Terry Mims officiating.  Burial will be in Garden of Memories near Jonesboro.

Serving as pallbearers will be Dalton Mathews, Heath Mathews, Tommy Goss, James Mathews, Taylor Mathews and Micah Mathews.