Travis was born May 17, 1923 in Ponder, Texas, the fourth of seven children born to Eva Mae and John Hubbard Matthews. He graduated from Ponder High School in 1941. After high school, Travis worked for Con Air in San Diego, CA, before enlisting in the U. S. Army Air Corps in August, 1943. Travis served his country from 1943-1945 in the Pacific Theater of WWII. After the war, Travis returned to Denton, Texas and married Doris Nell Erwin on May 17, 1947. Doris preceded him in death in 2009 after 62 years of marriage.
Travis graduated from North Texas State University in 1949, and worked for LTV Corporation (formerly Ling Temco Vought) for 33 years, retiring in 1984.
Travis served the Grapevine community for many years as a member of Grapevine Masonic Lodge, Grapevine City Council, Grapevine School Board and faithfully served his church community as a Deacon and Sunday School Teacher of First Baptist Church of Grapevine.
Survivors: Daughters, Sandra Hodges and Linda Nettles, and their spouses, Danny Hodges and Roy Nettles; grandchildren, Angela Hodges Gott and Brad Hodges, Angela’s husband Brandon and their son Ian, Brad’s wife, Brianna, their son, Mason and their daughter, Delaney; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral Service: Monday, October 25 at First Baptist Church of Grapevine, 301 E. Texas Street, Grapevine, Texas. The visitation will be held at 1pm with funeral service following at 2pm. Interment Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Travis’ name to the Benevolence Fund at First Baptist Church of Grapevine.
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