Kristi Artesha Matthews, a resident of Montgomery, AL, passed away on July 18, 2026. The funeral service will be held Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church (West Campus), 1436 E. Washington Street, 36107, Rev. Walter E. Ellis, Pastor, with Pastor Marus Boyd, Jr eulogizing. Interment will follow at Brassell Cemetery with the staff of E. G. Cummings Memorial Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Friday. July 31, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Ms. Matthews will lie in repose one hour before the funeral service at the church.