Funeral services for Matthew Daniel Taylor, of Bryant, AR, will be held at 2 PM, Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. Interment will follow at Fellowship Cemetery, Columbia, LA. The family will have a visitation on Thursday, at the funeral home, prior to the service from noon until 2.

Matthew “Lil’ Matt” Taylor was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on December 6, 2006, and passed from this life too soon, on March 2, 2026. He was the son of Tamara Lanham Taylor and Shannon Dale Taylor.

Matthew will be remembered as a handsome young man, sweet-hearted and polite. He was a loving son, brother, grandson and friend. He loved duck hunting, fishing, shooting, music and traveling. He loved going to Atlanta and to the beach. He wanted to live in Atlanta one day. He was always on the go to somewhere with his friends. He loved his big circle of friends, his second family. His most recent accomplishment was finishing high school early and he planned to walk at graduation with his class in May. Matthew talked about joining the Air Force or going to college. His smile, humor, friendship, and love will be missed greatly. Matthew was preceded in death by his grandparents, Kathleen Lanham and William Lanham Sr., and his aunt, Susan Johnson.

Those left to cherish his memory are his mother, Tamara Taylor; father, Shannon Taylor; brother, Christian Taylor; grandparents, Carolyn Taylor and Don Taylor; aunts: Tonya Rowland (Nick), Jessica Williams (Trey), Dorothy Taylor, Imogene Reid, Patsy Hogg, and Judy Smith (William); uncle, William “Jr.” Lanham; numerous cousins and an abundance of good friends.

Serving as pallbearers will be Christian Taylor, Jace Pike, Collin Echols, Spencer Atkins, Jack Richards, Braden Atkins, Hykeem Jackson, and Jackson Lammey. Honorary pallbearers are Donavan Stultz, Isiah "Zay" Ross, Braden Freeman, Blane Valadez, Rex George, Theo Holmes, and Devon Williams.