Wesley “Wes” Martin Mathis passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at the Good Shepherd Adult Care Center, in Versailles. He had reached the age of 89.
He was united in marriage to Barbara Hughes, March 16, 1956. Barbara survives of Versailles.
He was born at Redbird, Gasconade County, to Martin and Marie Emelia Scheel. He was baptized as a child in the Waverly M.E. church and was a born-again Christian. Wes was a longtime member of the Army National Guard.
Above everything else, he loved his family and wife Barbara Jean Hughes. He provided so well for them as an underground coal miner, a vehicle mechanic, then as a supervisor for the General Motors car plant.
He and his wife owned and operated the Park Lane Motel in Higginsville until Wes’s retirement. Wes and Barb retired to his boyhood farm in Redbird where they raised cattle and resided there for 23 years. They then moved into the town of Bland. In Bland, he had a wood-working shop where he made, by hand, many beautiful articles which included over 500 hand-made canes and walking sticks for family and friends. Wes was known for his generosity and was always helping and giving to those who needed him. He was kind and loving to all and will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by parents, Martin and Marie; and daughter, Dana Nolte.
He is survived by wife, Barbara; and children, Brenda Schneider and Wesley Mathis, Jr.
Arrangements are under the direction of Sassmann’s Chapel, Belle.
