Virginia Matthews Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Virginia Matthews (Newberry, South Carolina), who passed away on February 21, 2026, at the age of 101, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Carl Preston Campbell and Mattie Lindsey Campbell; her husbands, Landrum Matthews and Edward E. Ellis; her siblings, Cleo Campbell Cooper and Carl P. Campbell Jr.; and her son-in-law Bobby C. Singley.
She is survived by: her brother Walter "Archie" Campbell; her daughters, Gail Ellis Singley of Lexington, SC, Elaine Ellis Long (Marion) of Orlean, VA and Ann Ellis Leopard (Lemuel) of Clinton, SC; her stepchildren, Caryon Dawsey and Lynn Matthews; her grandchildren, Mary Ann Simons, Phyllis Ray (James), Michael Long (Karen), Kimberly Gillian (Stuart), Lisa Long, Bradley Ellis (Piper), Jimmy Leopard (Steph), Wendell Leopard and Doyle Leopard (Donna); her great grandchildren, William Simons (Courtney), Anna Oxendine, Nicholas Simons, Clara Robinson (Matthew), Alexander Ray (Kristin), Abigail Ray, Nelson Leopard (Jada), Skylar McCall (Ryan), Samuel Leopard, Ellie Long, Orin, Ivey and Arlo Ellis; and her great great grandchildren, Hayden, Toryn Noel, Charlotte, Walker, Reagan Ray, Caroline Oxendine, Adalaide Robinson, Kara, Lema Leopard and Preston McCall. She is also survived by children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38101-9929.
