Vanessa Jane Matthews, 53, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, September 3, 2012 at L.S.U. Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana. Vanessa was born March 30, 1959 in Groves, Texas to James C. Brown and Mary Campbell Brown. She was a homemaker and lifelong resident of Groves. Survivors include her husband, King Matthews of Groves, TX; sister, Lynette Brown of Shreveport, LA; brother, John Brown and wife, Gaye of Groves, TX; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jack and Elaine Matthews of Port Neches, TX; numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 7, 2012 at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland, TX under the direction of Levingston Funeral Home in Groves.