Daniel L. Mathis

	Daniel L. Mathis, age 71, of rural Pinckneyville, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 6:45 p.m. in Carbondale Memorial Hospital.
	Danny was born in Pinckneyville on July 28, 1929, the son of George W. and Nellie E. (Rushing) Mathis Jr.  He was united in marriage to Gladys Grace Campbell on October 26, 1946 at the First Baptist Church in Nashville.  In addition to raising his family of five children, he devoted his life to his wife, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Danny was a retired coal miner from the Captain Mine, having worked 40 years in the mining industry.  He was a member of the UMWA Local #1392, and a member of Beaucoup Baptist Church of Pinckneyville, where he served as a deacon and song leader for many years.
	 Danny is survived by his wife Gladys of Pinckneyville; one son , Daniel Mark Mathis and his wife Lillian of Pinckneyville; three daughters, Nora Beth Helvey and her husband Larry of Pinckneyville, Susan Knapp and her husband Ted of Mt. Vernon and Cynthia Cluck and her husband Michael of Herrin; three brothers, Thomas F. Mathis and wife Joy of Poincian, Fla., David L. Mathis and wife Dixie of Pinckneyville and Kenneth G. Mathis and wife Mary of Sparta; four sisters, Delores Rushing and husband Robert of Pinckneyville, JoAnn Stanton and husband John of Granite City, Mary Surry and husband Richard of Atlanta, Ga., Beverly Vanhoorebeke of Tamaroa; nine grandchildren, Mitchell and Meredith Petty of Evansville, Ind., Bryan Helvey of Belleville, Kristin Helvey of Herrin, Susan Helvey and Jim Garavaglia of Pinckneyville, Jeanna and Aaron Deaton of Herrin, Jared and Megan Knapp of Mt. Vernon, David Helvey of Pinckneyville, Dustin Cluck of Carterville and Jacie Mathis of Pinckneyville; three great-grandchildren, Landon, Emma and Madison. Danny is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins.  He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Linda Ellen Petty; a granddaughter, Rhonda Kaye Helvey; a grandson, Dustin Daniel Mathis; a niece and a brother-in-law.
	Funeral services were Monday, January 22 at the Beaucoup Baptist Church in Pinckneyville at 10 a.m. with Rev. Bill Fox officiating.  Interment was in the Mueller Hill Cemetery in Pinckneyville.
	Friends called at the Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home in Pinckneyville Sunday evening from 5 to 9 p.m. and again Monday morning at the church from 8 a.m. until time of services.
	Memorials may be made to the Rhonda Kaye Helvey Memorial Scholarship Fund or the American Red Cross.
