[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 138 (Wednesday, September 28, 1994)]
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                     TRIBUTE TO THE MATHENEY FAMILY

  (Mr. DICKEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DICKEY. Mr. Speaker, I come today to share with this body and the 
Nation a truly remarkable family in the Fourth Congressional District 
of Arkansas. Roy Eason Matheney, Sr., his wife, Verlene, and their 
seven children are all striking examples of the spiritual, moral, and 
hard-working fiber on which our Nation was founded.
  Roy Eason Matheney, Sr., has been a spiritual leader for nearly four 
decades. He has met the needs of thousands of people throughout his 
life long work as a pastor-evangelist. This Sunday, October 2, he and 
his wife will be honored for their years of service to the south 
Arkansas community.
  Following in their footsteps are their seven children Roy, Jr., 
Robert, Ronald, Rickey, Ralph, Rodney, and Roslyn Matheney-Williams--
two medical doctors, two educators, one pastor, and two associate 
pastors who are all college educated. The Matheney children are beacons 
of hope for today's youth.
  Because of his accomplishments, Roy Eason Matheney, Sr., was 
inaugurated on May 7, 1994, into the Office of Bishop of the Third 
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Arkansas in the Churches of God in 
Christ, by that organizations' national bishop, Bishop L.H. Ford. It's 
a position that oversees over 60 churches in south Arkansas.
  It is with great pleasure that I take this time to honor this great 
American family. Pastor and Mrs. Matheney will celebrate their 33d 
wedding anniversary at the Davis Memorial Church of God in Christ in 
Crossett, AR, this Sunday, October 2, 1994. The Matheney name and their 
deeds will be long remembered by the people of the Fourth Congressional 
District.

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