Matthew Lance Clemens, age 32, went home to heaven on July 11, 2018. He was born on May 1, 1986 to Addrena Mahala Parsons and John Clemens. Matthew was preceded in death by his grandparents, Johnny and Geneva Clemens and Daughton Mahala, and an uncle, Jerry Mahala. Matthew loved working on cars, riding horses and living life to the fullest. Those left to cherish his memories are his fiancé, Brandy Dugger, mother and step-father, Addrena Clemens Parsons and husband Charles ‘Chad’ Parsons, father, John Clemens Jr. and Cindy Leonard, daughter, Harley Clemens, son, Matthew Clemens, brothers, John Clemens III and Richard McElyea, grandmother, Norma Wade, aunts, Sherry Osborne and Kathy Clemens, several cousins, nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 1-2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the Rock Creek Baptist Church (Creston, NC). Funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. with Pastors Anthony Roark and Michael Drake officiating. Graveside service and interment will follow the funeral at the Roark Cemetery located on Rock Creek Road. Pallbearers will be Lance Mahala, Jordan Dixon, John Clemens III, Richard McElyea, Gary Mahala, RD Campbell.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mountain City Funeral Home to assist with funeral expenses. At other times the family will receive friends at the home, 592 Chestnut Drive, Mountain City, TN and at the home of his mother, 133 Forge Creek Circle, Mountain City, TN. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.mountaincityfh.com