Anna Matlock
Dec. 2, 1919; Oregonian, p 4
"Pioneer Woman is Dead"
   Heppner, Or., Dec. 1

   Mrs. Anna Matlock, widow of late J. W. Matlock, 72, and one of the few remaining pioneer women of Heppner, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. A. Patterson, in this city, Sunday afternoon.

   She was a native of Missouri, born in 1847, and in 1854 with her mother and stepfather, A. J. Kenney, she crossed the plains to California and proceeded to Portland by boat.  The family settled near Eugene, where she was married to Mr. Matlock in 1888.  The family came to Heppner, where they took a prominent place in the development of the town and country.

   Mr. Matlock lost his life in the Heppner flood in 1903.  Mrs. Matlock is survived by the following children:  Lane Matlock of Gresham; Lee Matlock of Pendleton; Mrs. Belle Patterson of Spokane; Mrs. E. A. Patterson of Heppner and Ise Matlock of Everett, Wash., two half brothers, J. B. Kenney of Condon, and William Kenney of Ontario, also survive.