Jack Dale Matthews, 87, died February 15, 2013 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1925 at Goodland, Kansas, the son of Harry Licke and Clara Gertrude (Chambers) Matthews. He married Margaret Lee "Peggy" Holter July 5, 1952 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died July 21, 2012. A long-time Great Bend resident, coming from Salina and Belpre, Kansas, having recently moved to Olathe to be near family, Mr. Matthews was a sales engineer for Electra-Log, Inc. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Mr. Matthews was a United States Army veteran, serving during World War II in Northern France and central Europe. He was the recipient of the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster. Survivors include two daughters: Shelley Rae Constant and her husband Mike, Raymore, Missouri; and Vicki Lee Bear and her husband Bill, Columbus, Ohio; one brother, Donald Matthews, Great Bend; three grandchildren: Wade Son and his wife Amanda, Radium, Kansas; Jenny Tiday and her husband Aaron, Larned, Kansas; and Ryan Bear and his wife Gillian, Benbrook, Texas; and eight great-grandchildren: Sierra, Isaiah, Ethan, Hannah, Maddox, Mason, Owen, and Leah. He was preceded in death by five brothers: Walter Matthews, Richard M. Matthews, Marion "Pappy" Matthews, Billy Dean Matthews, and Claude W. Matthews; and two sisters: Virginia Hopp and Carrie Parsons. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 18, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home with the Reverend Dick Ogle officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery with military rites by Fort Riley Honor Guard. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, in care of the funeral home.