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Mr. Matter was born in Georgetown, South Carolina, December 8, 1958, the son of the late Merrill Jonathan Matter and Emma Lou Baxley Matter.
He grew up in the Sampit Community of Georgetown County and was a graduate of Andrews High School. Mr. Matter was a heavy equipment operator and truck driver and retired in 2007 due to ill health. He was a member of Sampit United Methodist Church and was a church Song Leader.
Surviving are two sons, Jonathan Thomas Matter II and Travis Jones, both of Georgetown; three sisters, Katherine M. (Johnny) Blake of Andrews and Amanda M. (J. C.) Taylor, both of Andrews, and Marilyn M. Lambert of Florence; special friends, Eddie Thompson and Norman Assey, both of Georgetown; and his beloved pet, Hounddog of Georgetown.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Sampit United Methodist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Robert Eubanks. Burial will follow in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens.
Please sign a guest book at mayerfuneralhome.com and at TheSunNews.com.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the Andrews Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home.
Mayer Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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June 23, 2009
We are heart broken over this. We will miss Tommy and Hound dog coming arcoss the street and watching Sampit go on. The Lawlor family.
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