Matthew Craig Parsons

June 12, 1978 - May 6, 2022

Matthew Craig Parsons was born June 12, 1978 to Steve and Connie Parsons. He has spent his short life of 43 years growing up, working, and enjoying Kingston, Tennessee. He loved his hometown. After graduating from Roane County High in 1996 Matt attended ETSU and received a bachelor’s degree in Marketing but always knew he wanted to return home. He loved boating, snowboarding, wake boarding, and skate boarding. Hanging out on Watts Bar Lake with hometown friends was his passion. Matt was an employee of Duncan Automotive and Property Manager of Downtown Properties in Roane County. Matt also known as “Positive Parsons” is now enjoying some great skateboard, snowboard and wakeboard competitions in his heavenly home and we know the lakes of heaven are way more beautiful than our own Watts Bar Lake. Preceded in death by father-in-law, Thomas Austin. Matt is survived by his wife Ashley Austin Parsons daughter, Nola Jaymes Parsons parents, Steve and Connie Parsons sister, Nicole Parsons nephew, Kaiden LeAnna niece, Kylie LeAnna mother-in-law, Deni Milburn and step-father-in-law, Bill Milburn brother-in-law, Kaine Austin, children, Collins and Eloise sister-in-law, Abby and Justin Guadgnoli, daughter, Isla Jane brother-in-law, Hartman Austin step-mother-in-law, Jennifer Austin and wife Susan Allen, children, Hannah and Nathan Milburn children: son, Will and Heather Milburn, children Maddie and Will, daughter, Amy and Ken Nelson, children, Kennon, Emory and Lilly. The family is receiving friends 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Kingston United Methodist Church with the funeral at 1:00 p.m. Pastor Todd Adams officiating. Kyker Funeral Home of Kingston is serving the Parsons Family.