Ester M. Matlock Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ester M. Matlock of Marion, Illinois, who passed away on April 7, 2026, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ester M. Matlock to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Solomon Goldsberry and Bess Goldsberry (Foster); her husband Solomon Matlock; her sons, Ronald Edward Matlock and Solomon Matlock, Jr.; her daughter-in-law Lawessa Matlock; and her siblings, Oretha Miller, Pauline Junger, Charles Boaz and Curtis Wayne Goldsberry.
She is survived by: her children, John Matlock of Wewahitchka, Pam Barnes of Wapella and Peggy Francis of Marion, Illinois; her grandchildren, Aaron C. Barnes (Elizabeth Lyons), Laura Marie Sickles (Taylor), Amanda Lynne Babington (Andrew) and Adam Michael Francis (Nelda); her great grandchildren, A. J., Alexandria, Avery Babington, Willow, Zeke Francis, Colt, Samuel Barnes, Vivian and Madeline Sickles; and her niece Betty Yandell of Tunnel Hill, Illinois..
Memorials may be made to Eastern Star Home (Treat Fund), P.O. Box 317, Macon, Illinois 62544 or to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 4400 Clayton Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
