Roy and Tommie Mathis

Roy and Tommie live in Van Buren.  Roy was born and raised in Hominy, Oklahoma; Tommie was born in Waldron, Arkansas.  They met at Hominy High School when Tommie’s father had moved his family there while he was working a construction job.  Tommie and Roy were married in 1964.  Prior to moving to Van Buren, they lived in Stillwater and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Roy is a medical technologist at Cooper Clinic in Ft. Smith.  Tommie has had a long time love for antiques and was an antique shop owner for over 20 years.  They have two sons, one daughter and nine grandchildren.

Roy has always liked cars, which could have been influenced by the fact that his dad had a body and paint shop in Hominy.  Roy’s first old car was a 1934 Chevy sedan.  His first interest in Model T’s came when an old high school classmate, Mike Walker, drove over to visit them in one of his T’s.  They now have two Model T’s of their own, a 1925 coupe and a 1925 depot hack that is under restoration.

Roy was elected to be our 2007 vice president and next year will be the Arkansas Tin Lizzies’ president.