Richard C. "Rick" Matthews

August 22, 1953 - July 8, 2020

Richard C. Matthews, 66, of Darlington died Wednesday, July 8, 2020. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 2 PM in the Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to service at the funeral home. Rick was born in Lake City, South Carolina. He was the son of Alice Matthews and the late Carter Matthews. Rick graduated from Lake City High School and attended Fayetteville Technical College. After college he became a licensed Funeral Director and worked at Kistler Funeral Home in Darlington. He worked for Fiber Industries and for the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Rick had many hobbies over the years to include playing competitive bingo, racing go-carts, cat competitions, gun collecting, buying and selling stock, riding his motorcycle, and bowling. Rick is survived by his wife, Eula Mae Matthews; his sister Betty Corkwell and husband Larry, of Continenal, Ohio; his sister in law, Carolyn Seitman and husband Tom; his brother in law, Van Lloyd; his niece Brandy Nichols and husband Jeffrey, and his Nephew D.J. Jackson, who were like his own children. He is predeceased by his brother, Roger Wayne Matthews. Memorials may be to the Darlington County Humane, PO Box 1655, Hartsville, SC 29551.