Matthew Colton Morris

Matthew Colton Morris, 24, of Gloucester, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019.

His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 3, 2020, at Smyrna Pentecostal Holiness Church, officiated by Rev. Manley Rose. Interment will follow at Vergie Mae Cemetery on Harkers Island.

Matthew was born on February 14, 1995, in Morehead City to Jesse Earl Morris Jr. and Tammy Barnes Morris, and attended East Carteret High School. Matthew was a free spirit. He loved spending time outdoors with his friends and family or working, landscaping with Designscapes.

He is survived by his parents, Jesse Earl Morris Jr. and Tammy Barnes Morris of Gloucester; brother, Joshua Morris and wife Ashley of Wilson’s Mill; maternal grandparents, Faye and Ronnie Gillikin of Otway; paternal grandparents, Jesse Earl Morris and wife Deb of Georgia; niece, Tyler Morris of Wilson’s Mills; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and beloved friends.

He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Jonathan Tyler Morris; maternal grandfather, Charles Barnes; paternal grandmother, Sheila Scott Dixon; paternal step-grandfather, Robbie Dixon; and uncle, Charles Morris.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Dr. Timothy A. Driscoll, who is a Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Specialist, mailed to 2301 Erwin Rd., Durham, NC 27705.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory in Morehead City, NC.