Man's body found by relative

By Brian Livingston

July 03, 2009 09:19 pm

The body of a south Lauderdale County man was discovered Friday afternoon by a relative.
The deceased, 82-year old Samuel Matthews of No. 50 Springhill Road, died sometime Thursday evening of an apparent heart attack according to Lauderdale County Coroner Clayton Cobler.
Cobler said a family member became concerned about the well being of Matthews when he was unable to contact the deceased Friday morning.
Matthews' body was found at about 2:30 p.m.

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