Matt Douglas McGregor Jr., 24, passed away Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
He was the son of Julie and Matt McGregor of Indianola.
Matt was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Proctor Knott McGregor Jr. and Jane Carr McGregor; and his maternal grandmother, Lillian Crosby Turner.
He leaves behind his parents; his maternal grandfather, Osborne Jones Turner and his wife Sammie Pickening Turner; his beloved sisters and their families, Jane Allen McGregor McCrory and her husband Strider, Meredith McGregor Kavanaugh and her husband Kevin; two nephews, Nichols and Crosby McCrory; one niece, Vivian Kavanaugh. His much-loved girlfriend and caretaker, Anna Broome, joins with his family in mourning their loss.
Matt was a member of First United Methodist Church in Indianola. He was a 2012 graduate of Indianola Academy where he was chosen as most courteous and Mr. Indianola Academy. Matt received a Geospatial Information Systems degree from Delta State University. While attending Delta State, he was a member of the Delta Beta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. His creative talents of guitar playing and cooking were appreciated by all who knew him. Matt’s greatest gift was his love and acceptance of others.
The family received friends Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 from 10 a.m. until the 12 p.m. funeral service at First United Methodist Church in Indianola. Burial followed in Indianola City Cemetery.
Burton Funeral Home of Indianola was entrusted with arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Indianola Academy, P.O. Box 967, Indianola, Mississippi 38751, First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 86, Indianola, Mississippi 38751, or St. Jude, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.burtonfuneralhome.net
