Grace A. Matlock

March 29, 1960 - January 4, 2022

> Grace Alexis Adkins Matlock of Ada, Oklahoma passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at the age of 61. Grace was born on March 20, 1960, in Winter Garden, Florida to Mary Nell Adkins and James Green Adkins. Grace loved her parents, 'mom mom' and 'pop pop'. With her father being a pastor, she was very active in church and the community, singing as part of The Adkins Family with her brother Alan and her parents. She graduated from Springfield High School in Battle Creek Michigan in 1978, where she was part of the flag corps, played clarinet and attended vo-tech for cosmetology > Grace attended Lee University studying elementary education and sang in the university choir traveling as far as Canada to perform. While there she also played on the flag football team as the quarterback. Grace worked as a hairdresser for many years and was an instructor at New World Cosmetology in Gadsden, Alabama and Coastal Training Institute in Mobile, Alabama. Later she changed career paths and became a Regional Manager with the Holiday Inn Corporation managing hotels in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida > Grace married Charles Allen Matlock on February 17, 2001 moving to Ada, Oklahoma where they enjoyed farm life raising chickens, goats and recently cattle. Grace worked for Culligan Water Softening Company for 13 years and was very active in the community. > Grace's hobbies included crafts, loving on animals, singing, farm life and keeping Allen straight. She loved Black Friday shopping with her sister-in-law Cathie, and with Allen if she could get him to go. Grace loved her family reunions, calling them the FamJam. She was known as a Facebook stalker of her kids and grandkids, trying to keep up with their activities and be in the know. In 2020 she joined the fun on Facebook 'Quarantine Karaoke' singing old time gospel with her brother Alan and neice Hannah. Grace was an avid Auburn fan, wearing her blue/orange apparel during ballgames, proclaiming ‘War eagle’ at every opportunity! > Grace was creative, giving, full of laughter, a leader and always smiling. Known for "cuteness", her favorite word! > She is preceded in death by her mother, Mary Nell Adkins and father, James Green Adkins. > She is survived by husband Charles Allen Matlock of Ada, son James Calvin Chavers of Fort Benning, Georgia, son Blake Aaron Chavers and wife Erica of Mobile, Alabama, brother James Alan Adkins of Collinsville, Alabama, grandchildren Jaime, Fisher, Caden, Aubree and Ann Louise and other extended family and friends.