Mattesyn Allen Honey

Mattesyn Allen Honey, of Cairo, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis from complications of Noonan’s Syndrome and a congenital heart defect.

She was born on Oct. 3, 2019, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Matthew and Jacquelyn Bledsoe Honey. 

Survivors include her parents; a sister, Mattelyn, at home; paternal grandparents David and Lisa Honey and Allan and Barbara Lang; maternal grandparents James and Jo Bledsoe; paternal great-grandmother Edna Honey; aunts and uncles Emily and Brent Seyer, Jim and Leann Bledsoe, Jessie and Chris Davis, Joseph and Aurielle Bledsoe and Stephanie Curtis; many great-aunts and great-uncles.

She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Barbara and Jack Sneed, Doug Honey, Irene and Orville Milliren, Mildred and Raymond Beasley, Georgia and Junior Olson, Dwight Bledsoe and Paul Tapley.

The family said a special thank you for everyone’s help, prayers and generosity during Mattesyn’s struggles, especially Dr. Pirooz Eghtesady, and the staff at Children’s Hospital for their love and compassion.

Funeral services for Mattesyn Allen Honey will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Thebes.

Memorials can be made to the family for contributions to Children’s Hospital Foundation. 

To view the full obituary or to leave an online condolence for the family visit www.crainsonline.com.

Crain Funeral Home in Tamms is in charge of arrangements.