Funeral details confirmed for Dungannon teenager Matthew McCallan (15)

Funeral details have been confirmed for 15-year-old Dungannon boy, Matthew McCallan.
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Hundreds of volunteers joined a search for Matthew on Sunday when he did not return home from the Jamboree in the Park event. Tragically, his body was discovered near Fintona on Monday morning.

Matthew’s heartbroken mother, Frances, said he is “now an angel in heaven” and will be “missed so much by his mummy, daddy and loving family”.

She thanked all those who helped in the search: “To all the wonderful people who came out to help look for my beautiful son, you were amazing. The community spirt was unbelievable, I can't thank you all enough.”

A Requiem Mass will be held on Sunday for Matthew McCallan (pictured).A Requiem Mass will be held on Sunday for Matthew McCallan (pictured).
A Requiem Mass will be held on Sunday for Matthew McCallan (pictured).

A Requiem Mass will be held on Sunday at 2pm in St Malachy’s Church, Edendork, with interment afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.

The wake is strictly private to family and close friends only.

A family notice reads: “Very deeply regretted by his heartbroken father, mother, grandmothers, uncles, aunts, cousins and entire family circle.”