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Mathew Wedding

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Mathew Todd Wedding, now at peace, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at his home of an apparent heart attack at the age of 39. He was born in Jerseyville on April 1, 1976, the oldest of two children born to Terry & Debora V. (Easley) Wedding.Todd attended Jerseyville schools, and graduated from Jersey Community High School in 1995.  After working at the 518 Restaurant in Jerseyville while in high school, Todd acquired a love of cooking, and attended culinary school in Chicago.He also discovered he loved diving, and was able to incorporate his passion into an occupation.  He was employed through the Carpenters & Joiners of America Union Local 664, and had worked for Global Diving & Salvage Inc., and was scheduled to dive in Africa later this month with Ballard Diving.An avid fisherman, he was adept at making his own fishing lures.  His love and dedication to his entire family, especially his two children, surpassed his love for anything else.Surviving are his parents, Terry & Debbie Wedding of Grafton; his two children, Jane Elizabeth, age 6, and Gabriel "Gabe" Mathew, age 5; along with their mother, Whitney Perdun; a sister & brother in law, Hannah & Matt Marshall of Grafton, along with their two children, Brenden & Ashlynn ; his grandmothers, Doris Wedding of Dow and Yvonne Easley of Jerseyville; along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and his girlfriend, Jamie Flowers.He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, William Wedding and Fred Easley.Visitation will be from 2 p.m., Thursday until a short time of refleciton at 6 p.m., at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.  Rev. Brent Meyer will share some memories.Burial will immediately follow at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville.In lieu of flowers and plants, it would be Todd's wish that any memorials be directed to his children in care of the funeral home.


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