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     Rudy Elmer Rose was buried at Washtenong Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 3771 Whitmore Lake Road, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.¹ He was born on April 12, 1946 at Harlan Co., Kentucky.^1,2,3,4 He married Marta Unknown on April 9, 1966.⁵ Rudy Elmer Rose died on December 13, 1988 at Washtenaw Co., Michigan, at age 42.^1,4,3

     Marta Unknown was born on December 15, 1947 at Michigan.¹ As of April 9, 1966,her married name was Rose.² She married Rudy Elmer Rose, son of Elbert Elmer "Bus" Rose and Faye Williams, on April 9, 1966.² Marta Unknown died on May 6, 1973 at Michigan at age 25.¹

     Tanya Rose was buried at Union-Udell Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.¹ She was born on November 3, 1968 at Michigan.^3,1 She died on May 6, 1973 at Michigan at age 4.^3,1

     Clint Elmer Rose was buried at Union-Udell Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.² He was born on February 7, 1970 at Michigan.^1,2 He died on May 6, 1973 at Michigan at age 3.^1,2

     Scherry M. Rose was born on December 30, 1944 at Harlan Co., Kentucky.¹ She died on January 6, 2013 at Minnesota at age 68.²

     Florence Kilby Florence Matthews, 80, of Mount Laurel, beloved local restaurateur, accomplished cook, crack bartender, and hostess extraordinaire, died Wednesday, July 2, at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. She was in the hospital for dehydration, her oldest daughter, Judy Dress, said. She had been receiving treatment for colon cancer. Mrs. Matthews, better known as Flo, spent her professional life in hospitality, and she learned it by doing it. At 15, she was waitressing at a diner in the nation's capital called the Dollhouse. Marriage brought her north to New Jersey, where she waitressed in such venerable Cherry Hill institutions as the swanky Latin Casino, Cinelli's restaurant, and the Cherry Hill Inn. In 1985, she fulfilled her dream of a place of her own and opened the popular Flo's Lakeside Tavern in Hainesport with her husband, Kenneth Matthews. "She knew the business stem to stern," Dress said. "She was kind of quiet but strong inside," the daughter said. "She was hospitality-oriented, but she knew how to handle the late-night bar crowd." That inner strength took her far. On Sept. 15, 1933, she was born to Robert and Beulah Kilby on a farm family in Remington, Va. "She drove a tractor for them at the age of 9," Dress said. Her father was much older than her mother, and when he died and the mother took ill, Mrs. Matthews, then 15, moved herself and her mother to the D.C. area, where she supported them both by waitressing. At 16, she gave birth to Dress; two years later she had a son. "My mother would never talk about that time," Dress said. She did what she had to do, waitressing to support her children and mother, Dress said "My mother never complained about anything," Dress said. She found love and constancy with Ken Matthews, the banquet manager at the Cherry Hill Inn, where she waitressed. The couple had a child, bringing Flo's brood to five. They bought a house in Mount Laurel. And they had their restaurant. "She was the personality," Dress said, "what they call in the industry the front of the house." It was like a home away from home to the family and to their grandchildren to come. Dress said she and one of her sisters worked there, and even the grandkids helped out. Ken Matthews died about 17 years ago, but Mrs. Matthews kept the place going. The tavern had a small but lively bar, the restaurant was tastefully rustic, with wood paneling, table linens and fine china from Wanamaker's, and the food, Dress said, was delicious, made from her mother's recipes. The hours were long, but the memories were good, Dress said. The restaurant closed once a year: Christmas. On that day, her mother and one of her cooks would make a massive feast for the family, as many as 70 people. "She loved her family - the big kids, the little kids," Dress said. She was "Mom-Mom" to 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. An avid jitterbugger in her younger days, Mrs. Matthews had her last dance five years ago with a grandson at his wedding, Dress said. A memorial service will be Tuesday, July 15, at 1:30 p.m. at the Lewis Funeral Home, 78 E. Main St., Moorestown. Like her late husband, Mrs. Matthews donated her body to science. Eventually, Dress said, their ashes may be spread across their beloved ocean.⁴ Her married name was Matthews.³ She married Kenneth Matthews.^3,4 Florence Kilby was born on September 15, 1933 at Remington, Fauquier Co., Virginia.^3,4 As of August 21, 1955,her married name was Ronaldson.² She married James Michael Ronaldson on August 21, 1955 at Arlington, Virginia.² Florence Kilby died on July 2, 2014 at Camden, Camden Co., New Jersey, at age 80.^3,4 She Florence Matthews better known to those who knew and loved her as Flo, transitioned into the arms of the Universe Wednesday, July 2, 2014. She lived 80 full years. Flo was born Sept. 15, 1933, in Remington, Va. to Robert and Beulah Kilby. The majority of her life was spent in New Jersey where she raised five children. She resided in Mount Laurel for 45 years. Fulfilling her life-long dream, she opened Flo's Lakeside Tavern in 1985, catering to the public with the best food, drinks and ambience in town. Loving wife of the late Kenneth Matthews, she was the mother of Judy Dress, John Ronaldson, Robin Zwick, James Ronaldson and Tammy Prasol and their spouses. She also is survived by 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, who knew her as Mom-Mom. on July 10, 2014.³

     Kenneth Matthews married Florence Kilby, daughter of Robert S. Kilby and Beulah M. Jane Pardue.^1,2 Kenneth Matthews died on May 24, 1997 at New Jersey.

     James Michael Ronaldson was buried at Long Island National Cemetery, 2040 Wellwood Avenue, East Farmingdale, Suffolk Co., New York.^4,3 He was born on January 25, 1932 at New York, New York.^4,1,2,3 He married Florence Kilby, daughter of Robert S. Kilby and Beulah M. Jane Pardue, on August 21, 1955 at Arlington, Virginia.¹ James Michael Ronaldson died on December 25, 1972 at age 40.^4,3