MATTHEWS, Lolean Grubbs, 87, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. She was born in Benhams, Va., but resided most of her adult life in Sandston. She was an employee of First & Merchants National Bank, Trust Department, for 10 years, a credit manager for Sears for 22 years, a pharmacy technician for CVS for 20 years and a dispatcher for Henrico Volunteer Rescue Squad for 17 years. She was a member and Past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Montrose Chapter 176 for 44 years, a member of the American Legion, Sandston Post 242 for 34 years, where she was the past president of the Ladies Auxiliary, and a member of Corinth United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bailey and Myrtle Barker; and husbands, John W. Grubbs Sr. and George T. Matthews Sr.; and is survived by children, U.S. Army Retired Sergeant Major Mark W. Grubbs (Regenia), Brian A. Grubbs and Clarence A. Grubbs (Arlene); grandchildren, Kara B. Grubbs, Wade A. Grubbs, Craig Fleury (Alyssa) and Tabitha Muller (Danny); great-grandchildren, Tristan, Riley, Haleigh, Brooke and Ethan; and brother, Fred Barker (Helen). The family will receive friends Saturday, September 8, from 10 to 11 a.m., at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231, where a service will immediately follow at 11 a.m., in the funeral home chapel. Interment will be Monday, September 10, at 2 p.m., at Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Corinth United Methodist Church, 23 W. Williamsburg Road, Sandston, Va. 23150.
