Mr. Matthew Raymond Wayne Fortner, age 24, of Waverly, TN, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Nashville, TN. Matt was born September 12, 1990, in Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, to Dennis Wayne and Patricia Lynne Bates Fortner. He was Valedictorian of the Class of 2008 at Waverly Central High School. He was an avid sportsman who loved baseball, tennis, golf, soccer, and played Jr. Pro football. Matt also had a love of music. He attended the Waverly Church of the Nazarene. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, April 15, 2015, from 12 noon until funeral service time at 4 p.m., at the Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly, TN. Pastor Daron Brown will be officiating. Interment will follow in the Ebenezer Cemetery in New Johnsonville, TN. Survivors include: Parents: Dennis and Patricia Bates Fortner, Waverly, TN 2 Sisters: Chelsea Machelle Fortner, Waverly, TN Haylie Nicole Fortner, Waverly, TN Paternal Grandparents: Kathryn and Wayne Fortner, Waverly, TN Maternal Grandmother: Dixie Frazee, Camden, TN Preceded in death by: Maternal Grandfather: Cecil Ray Bates LUFF-BOWEN FUNERAL HOME 2400 Hwy. 13 North Waverly, TN 37185 Telephone 931-296-2437 Obituary Line 931-296-3500