Upshur County Obit - Mrs W R Mathis Contributed by: Lea Ann Tedford The Gilmer Weekly Mirror: Mar. 19, 1931 MRS. W.R. MATHIS DIED ON MONDAY At her home near Mings Chapel of Heart Failure Mrs. W.R. Mathis died Monday morning at her home near Ming's Chapel. Death came suddenly from heart failure. She was 59 years of age, and a most estimable christian woman, a consistent member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband and five children. Her funeral took place at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon, Rev. W.R. Arrington performing the last sad rites, and her remains were laid to rest at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.