Sara Gay Matthews Skelton Vix

Sara Gay Matthews Skelton Vix, 74, a native of Mobile and Clay, Alabama, a devoted wife and mother, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2025. Sara was born to Levoy Matthews and Louise Holcomb Matthews on August 9, 1950, in Mobile. She enjoyed playing the piano, traveling with friends and family, and loved participating in events by the Marquis de Lafayette. She was an amazing soul and her laughter will be greatly missed. Sara was preceded in death by her first husband, James Herbert Skelton and parents, Levoy Matthews and Louise Holcomb Matthews.

She is survived by her husband, Raymond P. Vix; brother, Charles Matthews; sister, Sheila Matthews; daughter, Leah (Chris) Skelton Gober; grandchildren, Christina Haley Gober and Christian Hunter Gober; as well as a host of other cherished family and friends.

Visitation for Sara will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. at Pine Crest Funeral Home, with a funeral service beginning at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Pine Crest Cemetery.