Howard “Matt Cat”- “The Music Man” Ashley Matthews entered into eternal rest Friday, December 12, 2025.

Service arrangements are pending. The interment will be held at The Matthews Family Cemetery.

fHe is survived by his daughter, Catherine Ashley Shy, New Bern; one brother, Richard Earl Matthews, Baltimore, MD; one sister, Peggy Miller, New Bern; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.