Amanda "Vickie" Mathis' Obituary
Amanda “Vickie” King Mathis, 77, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, July 26, 2024, in the Hospice Care Center. She was born December 19, 1946, to Rosetta F. and Bernie Lee King in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She attended the Chattanooga Public Schools, graduating in the first class of Riverside High School in 1964. After Riverside, she attended Tennessee State University. Vickie accepted Christ at an early age attending Beulah Baptist Church in Park City. She later became an active member of the Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church (OKMBC) Ministry. At Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church, she served with the Trustees Wives Ministry, New Members Committee, OKMBC Corporate Board and chaired the Church Anniversary Committee. Vickie believed in practicing Matthew 19:19, Love thy neighbor as thyself. She was devoted to helping others in her community through her career, organizations, and churches. She also previously served as a Sunday School teacher at Second Missionary Baptist Church. Vickie was destined to fulfill her dream of helping others by serving in the medical arena most of her life. In 1979, she began as a Medical Records Coordinator at Marian Medical Center, Santa Maria, California. When she returned home in 1992, she secured the position of Medical Records Specialist with CJ Enterprises, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee. She later joined the Alton Park-Dodson Avenue Health Center as Manager of the Medical Records Department. She was later promoted to Site Coordinator for Dodson Avenue Health Center. For community service, Vickie served on the board of Stop the Madness which works with at-risk youth, is a past board member of Girls Inc, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and has held several offices within the National Coalition of 100 Black Women (NCBW), Chattanooga Chapter, Inc. NCBW recognized Vickie for her service to others. Her community service included running errands for those who were ill, visiting patients in nursing homes, mailing church bulletins to the homebound, and organizing fifth-Sunday worships and fellowships at area churches. Following Hurricane Katrina, she assisted homeless evacuees with finding food, lodging, and clothing. She was also recognized by the First Baptist Church Woman’s Day Program honoring Christian Women Working in the Community.
Other honors, awards, and recognition she received are:
• Silver Life Member of the Chattanooga Hamilton County NAACP.
• Outstanding and Committed Employee, CJ Enterprises, Inc.
• Meritorious Award, Santa Maria/Lompoc Chapter of the NAACP.
• First African American to be honored as Employee of the Year, Marian Medical Center, Santa Maria,
CA
• 15 years of dedicated service to the Santa Maria/Lompoc NAACP as Executive Board Member and
Telephone Chair
• Outstanding Service to the Chattanooga Community, Philos Friends of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
• Black Pioneer Women of Excellence, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Chattanooga
Chapter
Vickie was preceded in death by her parents, Bernie Lee and Rosetta Wilson King; brothers, Bernard T. King Sr., and Tommy Lee King; grandparents, John Thomas and Mary Fears Boyd, Albert (Boss) Frederick and Amy P. King; and husband, Will J. Mathis, Jr. She leaves behind to tell her story, sons, Gamaliel K. (Donna) Rivers and Jamal (Jolene) Watson, brother, Lamar (Avis) King; sister, Ola B. (Glenn) Scruggs; 14 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Vickie will lie-in-state on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, from 9-11 at Taylor Funeral Home. She will lie-in-state at Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church at 12 noon with a Life Celebration to follow at 1 p.m. with Rev. Rodney Morton officiating. Burial in Chattanooga National Cemetery on Friday, August 23, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church Family Life Center, 1734 E. Third Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404; (423) 629-6115.
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