Mr. Matthew Colby Duckworth, age 39, of Brilliant, AL passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 in the Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham after a long battle with cancer. Colby was born on March 4, 1983 in Fayette, AL to Donald and Laura Jo Ballard Duckworth. He was a 2001 graduate of Brilliant High School. Colby had an infectious smile that would light up a room. In his spare time Colby enjoyed music and watching movies.

Colby is survived by his  brother, Adam Duckworth (Letitia) of Winfield, stepdaughter, Nella Brooke Stanford, God parents, Ed and Joan Canterberry, special aunt, Frances Johnson, nephews, Drew Duckworth (Courtney), and Dyllan Duckworth (Carleigh), niece, Halle Raines (Robert), great-nephew, Tobias Duckworth, great-niece, Amelia Duckworth, aunts and uncles, Pat and Danita Ballard, Doris Johnson, Willie and Gary Taylor, Edna McCullough, Angie and Woemack Rainey, Annette and Dennis Moore, Gennette Hester, and Linda Jordan, and a host of other family members and friends.

In addition to his parents, Colby was preceded in death by grandparents, Holbart and Jewell Duckworth, and Riley and Dena Harp, and aunt, Glenda Harp.

Funeral services for Colby will be held on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. from The Bowen Funeral Home Chapel. The visitation will be held on Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 service time at the funeral home. Burial will be held on Saturday in the Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Bowen Funeral Home serving the Duckworth family.