Matthew Jayden "MJ" Doughty

NORTHPORT- Matthew Jayden "MJ" Doughty, age 5, died November 26, 2016, at home. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at Sunset Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park with Sunset Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, directing. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 30, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home.

He was preceded in death by Carolyn "Nanny" Barnett; William "Paw Paw Bill" Barnett; uncle, Bill Barnett; and sister, Sara Grace Buchanan.

Survivors include his mother, Ashley Rowe; grandparents, GiGi Sharron Collins, Paw Paw Randy Collins, Granny Margie Collins, Katie Cox "Girlfriend" and Pop Tommy Collins; uncles and aunts, T.R. Collins, Daryl Barnett, Andy Collins, Mitzi Collins, Yancy Collins, Kristi Collins, and Towana Smith; eight great-aunts and uncles; cousins, Joshua Barnett, Jacob Barnett, Cody Collins, Cory Collins, Brandon Collins, Cole Collins, Jessica Smith, Kristian Smith, Hunter Dailey, Natalie Connell, Justin Barnett, Mallory Dailey, Lacy Crawford and Kaitlyn Crawford; and father, Demetris Doughty.

On August 15, 2011, an angel was born. He touched everyone's life with a smile. He loved beyond anything measurable on this earth. He loved fishing, hunting, swimming and anything outdoors. "But God looked around His garden and He found an empty place. He then looked down upon this earth and saw your tired face. He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best. He knew that you were suffering. He knew you were in pain. He knew that you would never get well on earth again. He saw the road was getting rough and the hills hard to climb. So, He closed your weary eyes and whispered, "Peace be thine." It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn't go alone, for part of us went with you, the day God called you home."

Pallbearers will be T. R. Collins, Cody Collins, Cory Collins and Brandon Collins.

Honorary pallbearers are Alabama Power Company, Samantha community, Hospice of West Alabama, Children's Hospital, Northside Baptist Church and Sunset Funeral Home.