Charles Mather

CHARLES RAYMOND MATHER JR., age 80, of Little Rock, died Thursday, May 19, 2011. Mr. Mather was born March 6, 1931 at Philadelphia, Pa., a son of the late Charles Raymond Mather and Lydia Hoss Mather. A retired antique appraiser, he worked for television station NBC-40 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, hosting the show "Let's Talk Antiques" under the stage name of "Ray Mansfield". He had also been a syndicated columnist on the subject of antiques for a number of years. A brother, Richard John Mather predeceased him. Mr. Mather is survived by his daughter, Robbi DeWeese Davis and her husband Scott, and his grandchildren, Maggie Davis and Parker Davis, all of Little Rock; his sister, June Marie Pecura and husband Al of Philadelphia; his sister-in-law, Mary Mather of Philadelphia; along with nieces, nephews, and many loving friends. Funeral services will be Monday, 2 p.m. at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Little Rock with the Rev. Canon Christoph Keller III officiating. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery at Pine Bluff. Arrangements are by Fuller Funeral Services of Pine Bluff. Visitation will be Sunday from four o'clock until six o'clock in the afternoon at Ruebel Funeral Home, 6613 West Markham Street in Little Rock. Memorials may be made to St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 20900 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, Ark. 72223; or to the Arkansas Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 11324 Arcade Drive, Suite 16, Little Rock, Ark. 72212. Online condolences: FullerFunerals.com