Emma Kathryn Matamala, age 65, of Amelia, Ohio died Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. She worked for L3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems and enjoyed crafting. Emma was an organ donor and helped save the lives of three people. She was born November 1,1958 in Tollesboro, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Bruce C. and Elizabeth (Johns) Kilgore. Besides her parents, Emma was preceded in death by one brother – Bruce Kilgore, Jr. and two sisters – Wilma Rogers and her twin, Florence Kragler.
Mrs. Matamala is survived by her husband – Louis Matamala; one daughter – Emily Lovins of Middletown, Ohio; two granddaughters – Madysen and Makayla Sebree; two brothers – Henry Kilgore and wife Geneva and John Kilgore and wife Rhonda both of Tollesboro, Kentucky; one sister – Nora Lynn Lunsford of Fairfield, Ohio and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at the Cahall Funeral Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Heitts Chapel Cemetery near Ripley, Ohio.
Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.cahallfuneralhomes.com