Matthew was a native and lifelong resident of Tallahassee. He attended Lincoln High School and was currently in his second year at Tallahassee Community College.

He loved and enjoyed life to it's fullest; enjoying the companionship of friends and family, whether fishing, cooking or watching ESPN Sports Center.

Survivors include his parents, Mary Beth McCann and Jon Anderson of Tallahassee and Jim and Laure Boyd of Shell Point; two sisters, Stacy Boyd of Tallahassee and Lindsay Martin of Crawfordville; two brothers, J.P. Bell of Tallahassee and Chris Anderson of Havana; his paternal-grandmother, Ann Boyd of Tallahassee; his maternal grandparents, Patrick and Veronica McCann of Cocoa Beach; his step-grandparents, Barbara and Allan Noetzel of Denton, TX and Adair Akers of Tallahassee; two nephews, Caleb Martin and Brandon March and a niece Naomi Martin.

Matthew was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Justice Joseph A. Boyd.