Doris L. Matthews

Matthews, Doris L. (Manning) of Braintree, formerly of Hull, died March 26, 2016 at the age of 61.

Doris was the Payroll Supervisor at E.M. Duggan in Canton for many years. She was the first American to receive a double lung transplant about 30 years ago and was the longest surviving person to receive that procedure. Throughout the years, she was very supportive to other pre and post transplant patients. Doris was also a kidney transplant recipient and was eternally grateful to her brother in law Charlie for donating his kidney to her. She enjoyed traveling with family and crafts. She will be remembered as a happy, generous, hardworking and optimistic person.

Beloved wife of Donald P. Matthews. Loving sister of Barbara Morris and husband Charlie of Hanover, Ruth Poirier and her late husband Joe of Franklin, Shirley Nolan and husband Paul of Braintree, and Edward Manning of Hollywood, FL. Loving sister in law of Susan Garofalo and her late husband George of Plainville; and James Matthews and wife Janet of Weymouth. Also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours on Friday 4-8 PM in the McDonald Keohane Funeral Home SOUTH WEYMOUTH at 809 Main Street (Rte 18 opp. So. Shore Hospital). Relatives and friends will gather in the funeral home at 10:15 AM on Saturday prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church, Weymouth at 11 AM. Burial in Gethsemane Cemetery, West Roxbury.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Doris may be made to Brigham and Women’s Lung Transplant Fund, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115.