Wildes obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Wildes, Matthew E.           2 Sep 2009    Sep 2009    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star:  9/2/2009

WILDES, MATTHEW E.
PFC Matthew E. Wildes, 18, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2009, from
combat injuries while serving the United States Army in Afghanistan.
Matthew was born December 8, 1990. He attended Hammond High School, joined
the Army and completed Basic Training at Fort Benning, GA in 2008. He
served with the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.  He is preceded in
death by his grandparents, Charles Ray Wildes and Walter and Mary Perry.
He is survived by his loving parents Mary and Clint Wildes; paternal
grandmother, Faye M. Wildes; brother, Clint Wildes and wife Melissa Autin;
sister, Jamie Ackan; nephew, Lawrence Wildes; niece Zeynip Ackan; numerous
aunts and uncles, cousins; and special friends. Matthew's life dream was to
be a Soldier and to defend his country. PFC Wildes died heroically,
carrying out his final mission for which he volunteered. He will be greatly
missed by all who knew and loved him, and he will always be remembered in
all of our hearts.  The family will receive friends at Harry McKneely & Son
Funeral Home, 2000 N Morrison Blvd, Hammond, LA, Thursday, September 3,
2009, from 9:00 a.m. until the service celebrating Matthew's life begins at
1:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel.  Following the service at the funeral
home, full military honors will be performed by the United States Army at
the Westchurch Church of Christ, 1202 W. Church St, Hammond, LA.  In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior
Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org or Wounded Warrior Project, P.O.
Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517. An online guestbook is available at
www.harrymckneely.com

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