Matthew Dean Hand

Matthew Dean "Cookie" Hand of Bell, FL, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 at his home. He was 30 years old. Cookie was born in Springfield, Tennessee to parents Jimmy Dean and Janet Shepherd Hand on January 3, 1991 and was a resident of Bell for the past 8 years. Cookie was a medical miracle. He impacted the lives of his friends and family in a positive way and made the world a better place to live in. Cookie is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Harlon Shepherd and Peggy Dodderer; his paternal grandfather, Sonny Hand and his step-father, Kerry Jones. He is survived by his mother, Janet Shepherd Hand(Step-Father, Brent Frank) of Bell, FL; his father, Jimmy Dean Hand; his grandmother, Lucille Hand; Step-grandparents, Carolyn and Ronald Jones, his sisters, Heather(Robby)Rhymes of Sweetwater, TN, Ashley Allison of Springfield, TN, Morgan Frank of Fanning Springs, FL and Amanda Williams of Old Town, FL; his brothers, Jesse Jones of TN and Adrian Frank of Gainesville, FL; his niece, Journey Rhymes and his nephew, Radley Rhymes.