{"id":1229,"date":"2020-12-24T12:06:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T17:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/?post_type=obituaries&#038;p=1229"},"modified":"2020-12-26T08:46:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T13:46:11","slug":"davontedavonte-william-clepper-big-clep","status":"publish","type":"obituaries","link":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/obituaries\/davontedavonte-william-clepper-big-clep\/","title":{"rendered":"DaVonte William Clepper     &#8220;Big Clep&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":1230,"template":"","class_list":["post-1229","obituaries","type-obituaries","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"sunrise":"March 3, 1992","sunset_date":"December 15, 2020","obituary":"<p>DaVonte or \u201cBig Clep\u201d as he was known to most, transitioned this earth to be with his Heavenly Father in eternal glory on December 15, 2020.  He was an awesome Father, Son, Brother, Uncle and Friend.<br \/>\nDaVonte was born to Regina Clepper-Cheatham and Walter James Matthews, II on March 3, 1992.  He attended East High School, achieving his High School Diploma through the Job Corp.  He also attended Stark State College. Reminiscing about DaVonte\u2019s time growing up, brought him many joyful memories, such as his love for basketball particularly when he played for the Joy Park Recreational Center.  DaVonte\u2019s smile was infectious and he deeply loved his family and special friends. He also had a unique sense of fashion. DaVonte accepted Christ at an early age and was also baptized.<br \/>\nDaVonte was proceeded in death by his Great Grandfather, Henry William Clepper; Grandfather, Walter James Matthews, Sr.; Brother, Walter James Matthews, III; Aunt, DeShawn Clepper and Cousin, Maria V. Nash. He is survived by his beautiful Daughter, Aryellah Maria Burch (Breyana); Mother, Regina Clepper-Cheatham, Father, Walter J. Matthews, II; Stepfather, Clifton Cheatham; Stepmother, Tiffany Valerie; Siblings, Jasmine and Shardae Spragling and Kaine Cheatham; Stepsister, Ronae Antonie; Grandmother, Virginia Clepper; Great Grandmother, Clara Clepper and Paternal Grandmother, Geraldine Matthews; Grandfather, Wendell C. Franklin; Niece, Samiyah Clement; Aunt, Tina Dorman; Uncle, Wendell J. Franklin (LaMeka); Aunt, Alicia Ware (Robert); Uncle, Marcus Matthews; Special Cousins, Indicia (Mook) Banks and Tjhaun (Icky) Green; Surrogate Family Members, Cherise (Godmother),  Newesii, T\u2019Ajah and Cekai Crawford, and a host of other family members and friends.  <\/p>\n","Image":false,"funeral_location":"Sommervile Funeral Services, 1695 Diagonal Rd, Akron, OH 44320","funeral_service_date":"December 28, 2020","viewing_time":"10:00 am","service_time":"12:00 pm"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituaries\/1229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituaries"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/obituaries"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sommervillefuneralservice.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}