Private family service for Matthew Shade Eason will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Matthew Shade Eason died Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 42.  He was born May 28, 1982 in Lawton, Oklahoma.  He grew up in Lawton and was a graduate of MacArthur High School.  He later attended Great Plains Technical School.  Matthew loved to draw and was an accomplished artist.

He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Gail and Norm Mayhue; his sister, Emily Eason; his niece, Elizabeth Collins; uncles and aunts, David and Carolyn Sexton, Rick and Debra Sexton and Mark Sexton; and his beloved cat, Zev.

His father, James W. Eason, grandparents, and an infant sister, Franny Marie Eason, preceded him in death.