In Memory

Rex "Butch" Matney

Rex Butch Matney

Rex Hash "Butchy" Matney Jr., 38, of Radford, Va., passed away Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. He was preceded in death by a nephew, Charles Rex Brimer. Survivors include his son, Josiah Matney, of Rich Creek, Va.; his father and stepmother, Rex Hash Sr., and Carolyn Matney, of Statesville; his mother, Wanda Saul Thornton, of Radford,Va.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Darin and Dawn Brimer, of Hardy, Va., and Charles Gordon and Sonja Brimer, of Hiwassee, Va.; and special nieces and nephews, Darin Brimer Jr., Donald Brimer, Carissa Brimer, Kelsey Brimer, Charles Brimer Jr. and Aaron Sifford. Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford, Va., with the Rev. Robert Smith officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening prior to the service, from 5 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Shriner's Hospital, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605. The Matney family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford, Va. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com.