Background
Matthews, Mary Weakley was born on March 17, 1923 in St. Louis. Daughter of Jesse Anderson and Betelene (Joiner) Weakley.
Matthews, Mary Weakley was born on March 17, 1923 in St. Louis. Daughter of Jesse Anderson and Betelene (Joiner) Weakley.
Bachelor, Harris-Stowe College, St. Louis, 1959. Master of Education, St. Louis University, 1968.
Elementary teacher Madison School, St. Louis, 1959—1965, Carroll St. School, 1965—1967, Clinton School, 1967—1973. Remedial reading teacher L'Ouverture School, St. Louis, since 1973. Teacher representative Parent-Teachers Association, since 1973.
Teacher representative school committee council St. Louis University, 1977—1980. Delegate teacher corporations St. Louis University Conference, 1979.
Member, secretary to steward board Peters African Methodist Episcopal Church, since 1972. Director promotion missionary education, local & conference branch delegate African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishops Council, Jamaica, 1978. Member of National Education Association (team leader 1965), National Council Teachers English, Missouri State Teachers Association, Fidelity (secretary 1983-1984, treasurer 1980-1982), Sigma Gamma Rho, Iota Phi Lambda (Apple Teacher award 1983), Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Arminous Rudolph Matthews, January 3, 1943. Children: Arminous Rudolph, Ronald J., Michael A., Carolyn E.