Pherbia Ann Caudill Mathis
Pherbia Ann Caudill Mathis, 96, formerly of Ashland, passed away in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007.
She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. While in Ashland, Mrs. Mathis was a member of First Christian Church. She was a lifelong member of the Younger Woman’s Club, the Woman’s Club and the Kentucky Woman’s Club, serving as president of all three organizations.
She was a member and president of her daughters’ elementary and junior high school PTAs. She also was a member of the Boyd County Homemakers Club and chorus.
Mrs. Mathis was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Edward Winston Mathis.
She is survived by her daughters, Pherbia Ann Engdahl and Rosemary Rahn (Edward); five grandchildren, A. David Filer (Pam), Edward Lee Filer (Diana), Jay Mathis Miller (Kelly), Emily Rahn Stephens (John), Timothy Winston Rahn; and eight great-grandchildren, Shaylin and David Filer, Grant, Grace and Gilliam Filer, Evan and Addison Miller and Julia Stephens.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2007, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland by Pastor Phil Haney.
Friends may call after 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christ Epsicopal Church in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Condolences may be sent to steenfuneralhomes.com.
