Raymond Earl Mattox

Raymond E. Mattox, 94, formerly of Bullittsville, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on the evening of December 29, 2025, at the home of his son, John Mark Mattox, in Alexandria, Virginia. He was a Korean War-era veteran of the United States Air Force, commercial charter pilot, 33-year employee of American Airlines at Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Chairman of the Board of the Boone County Water District, director of a cosmetics firm and professional cosmetician, member of the American Rose Society, avid military and commercial aviation historian whose own history has been preserved by the Smithsonian Institution, a beloved son, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and a model citizen. He shared a love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He served in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a stake Seventy, a counselor to multiple bishops, a stake missionary, an ordinance worker in the Chicago Illinois and Louisville Kentucky Temples, and much to his delight, as an 11- and 12-year-old Primary Sunday School teacher until the age of 82. He served as a home teacher until his early nineties. He was one of the original members of the Hebron (Kentucky) Ward of the Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 60 years, Sara, his daughter-in-love, Kathryn Mattox, and a great-grandson, Bryson Thomas. He is survived by his son John Mark Mattox; his daughter Gerri (Jim) Thomas of Tallahassee, Florida; grandsons Jacob (Evelyn) and Clinton (Karina) Thomas of Inez, Texas and Lehi, Utah respectively; and John (Sommer) and Paul (Alexis) Mattox of Lenexa, Kansas and Provo, Utah, respectively; and 10 great-grandchildren. A viewing will be held 10:30–11:30 on Thursday, January 8, 2026, followed by funeral services at 12:00 noon at the Mount Vernon Virginia Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6219 Villa Street, Alexandria, Virginia. A graveside service with military honors will be held at the Burlington (I.O.O.F) Cemetery in Burlington, Kentucky at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 10, 2026. Memorials are suggested to Humanitarian Services at https://philanthropies.churchofjesuschrist.org/humanitarian-services.

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Raymond Earl Mattox

July 5, 1931 - December 29, 2025