Robert Earl "Rog" Mathews, age 61, husband of Vanessa "Poodle" Mathews of Stanton, Kentucky passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017 at U K Chandler Medical Center. Born in Chicago, Illinois he was the son of the late Jimmy and Twyla Allen Mathews, a U.S. Army Veteran and he attended Clay City First Church of God. Rog was a law enforcement officer from 1985 until 2004 with the City of Stanton Police Department retiring as Chief of Police. He was a 1986 graduate of recruiting class 168 Department of Criminal Justice Training and he was a Deputy Sheriff with the Powell County Sheriff's Department from 2004 until present. Rog was a founding member and Vice President of the Red River FOP Lodge 70, a patrolman with the Clay City Police Department and a team member of the Powell County Drug Court. He is survived by his wife, Vanessa Elkins Mathews; two daughters, Christy Mathews and Nancy (Steve) Mann both of Stanton; one son, JR (Christina) Ware of Stanton; special son, Trooper Britt Rollins of Stanton; one sister, Patricia (Jerry) James of Gray, LA; two brothers, David Mathews of Stanton and Johnny (Elsie) Mathews of Winchester; two grandchildren, Jace and Emma Ware; three nephews, Justin James, Preston James and Eric Mathews along with one niece, Micah James. Funeral services officiated by Bro. Brad Epperson and Bro. Garland Lacy with eulogy by Conchita Everman will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Stanton Christian Church, 100 West Church Street, Stanton, KY. Visitation is from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. Tuesday at the church. Burial with military honors will be in Elkins Cemetery, Stanton. Active pallbearers are Larry Patterson, Danny Rogers, Britt Rollins, Bobby Motley, Greg Adams, Arthur Randy Lacy, Larry Epperson and James Kirk. Honorary pallbearers are all law enforcement officers. Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Robert Earl Mathews, please visit our flower store.
