Mary Louise Matthews, 73, died November 23, 2010 at her home in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 9, 1937 at Chetopa, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Clinton and Rosie (Busick) Powell. She married Donald Harry Matthews January 22, 1957 at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident since 1951, coming from Chetopa and Parsons, Mrs. Matthews was a homemaker and former maid for Holiday Inn. Mrs. Matthews was a member of Heritage Baptist Church and the Central Kansas Association for the Blind. Survivors include her husband, Donald Harry Matthews, of the home; four daughters: Marcella White, Great Bend; Joyce Espinosa, Chase, Kansas; Brenda Matthews, Larned, Kansas; and Linda Krom and husband Don, Bonneville, Washington; two sisters: Ruth Claphan, Dundee, Kansas; and Jennie Smart, Oklahoma; one brother, Henry Powell, Dundee; thirteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one brother, Raymond Powell; and one sister, Rosie May Kirby. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 29, 2010 at Bryant Funeral Home with Pastor Ken E. Gray officiating. Burial will be in Eden Valley Cemetery, Seward, Kansas. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, November 28, 2010 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the Central Kansas Association for the Blind, in care of the funeral home.