Shreveport, LA Thomas Victor Mathews passed away on September 25, 2006. He was born on February 2, 1922 in Winnfield, Louisiana to James Boyd and Ottyce Durham Mathews, who preceded him in death. In his life journey, he was an honorable son, a caring husband, a faithful father to four children, a highly decorated military figure, an American patriot, and a resident of Shreveport for the last 41years.