Johnnie Lynn

Matthew

Johnnie Lynn Matthew, 65, of Bridge Creek, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at her home. The daughter of Johnnie Reed and Wanda Beatrice (Adams) Reed, she was born September 22, 1949, in Steele, Missouri. She married Jesse Leon Matthew on March 18, 1983, in Randelett, Oklahoma. Johnnie worked for many years as a waitress. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Tuttle and loved preaching and telling others about the Kingdom of God. Johnnie's greatest enjoyment came from spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a great cook and everyone in the family always enjoyed her biscuits and gravy.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a great niece, Cheyenne Earls.

Johnnie is survived by her husband, Jesse Matthew of Bridge Creek; three daughters, Ginger Willhelm and husband, Ernest, of Del City, Brandy Fernandes and husband, Gerald, of McKinney, Texas, and Amanda Campbell and husband, Patrick, of Moore; one son, Anthony Brannum and wife, Elaine, of Clarksburg, Maryland; twelve grandchildren, Ethan Brannum, Tyler Brannum, Steven Brannum, Anthony Brannum and wife, Sabrina, Jazlyn Barkus and husband, Tony, Jr., Aubree' Willhelm, Charlee Johnson, Kylie Willhelm, Kenneth Lindsay, Marissa Brannum, Savannah Salazar, and Aaliyah Deloney; four great grandchildren, Tony Ray Barkus, III, Taisha Lynn Brannum, Kali Salazar, and Meah Ray-Ann Barkus; three sisters, Rebecca Maupin and husband, Sam, of Benton, Arkansas, her twin, Jackie Snead of Bethany, and Cindy Myers and husband, Jeff, of Nashville, Tennessee; one brother, Rocky Reed and wife, Leann, of Searcy, Arkansas; her precious dog, Bocephus; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM, Thursday, April 23, 2015, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Tuttle. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.