Alfred T. “Al” Mattar, 91, of Sour Lake died February 23, 2005. A native of Beirut, Lebanon, he was a fifty year resident of Fort Worth before moving to the Beaumont area eight months ago. Alfred was a United States Army Veteran of World War II, and worked as a manufacturer representative until retirement.
He is survived by his daughters, Diane Milburn and her husband Bob of Fort Worth, and Elaine Beard and her husband Tim of Sour Lake; son, A. Mattar; sister, Laura Najjar of West Palm Beach, Florida; grandchildren, Meghan Milburn, Samuel Beard, Alex Beard; and many other loving family members. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tewfick “Thomas” and Taman Fiani Mattar, his brother, George Mattar and his sister, Evelyn Francis.
Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Saturday, February 26, 2005 at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont with visitation to follow. Burial will be at Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Fort Worth at a later date. There will be a visitation Monday, February 28, 2005 at Greenwood Funeral Home, White Settlement Road at University Drive in Fort Worth between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, Tennessee 38105; The Humane Society, 2050 Spindeltop Ave., Beaumont, Texas 77705 or Meals On Wheels, 4590 Concord, Beaumont, Texas 77703
