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Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 8, 2018
John Payson Matthews III of Somerville died on Jan. 2. He was 85. Matthews was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served in Korea along the 38th Parallel as a first lieutenant in the signal corps. After his service, he graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law, and shortly after opened his firm on the Somerville court square. He practiced law there until December 2017. He served multiple terms on the University of Tennessee College of Law Alumni Advisory Council, as well as multiple terms as a member of the Fayette County Court. Gifts in memory of Matthews may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Somerville.