About Us

Matthew Speer
President
Licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer

Bachelor of Science - Emporia State University - 1995
Associates of Mortuary Science - Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science - 1996

While attending the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, Matt gained valuable experience by working for Grove Hill Funeral Home in Dallas.  After graduating, Matt moved to Wichita to begin working as an apprentice and later as a licensed funeral director and embalmer for Downing and Lahey Mortuary.  This work experience taught Matt the value and dignity of a family owned funeral business.  After 12 years with Downing and Lahey Mortuary, he went to work for another embalming service in Wichita where he learned how businesses like these can provide funeral homes with cost effective options to in-house embalmings and transportation services. 

Matt has two daughters, Maddie and Jerzee, a son, Ty, a step son, Chase and a step daughter Kloee.

Gregory Speer
Chief Financial Officer

Bachelor of Science - Kansas State University - 1999
Master of Science - Kansas State University - 1999

Greg graduated from Kansas State University in 1999 with a bachelor's degree and master's degree in architectural engineering.  He and his wife, Nicole, a registered nurse anesthetist, moved to Dallas to begin their careers.  After working for seven years with an engineering firm in Dallas, Greg founded his own engineering firm in 2006.  He has grown this new office into a 22 person firm that continues to be successful because of the business relationships he and his partners have developed over the years while providing consistent, high quality service to their clients. 

Greg and Nicole have a daughter, Sydney, and a son, Christian.

Holly Speer
Mortuary Assistant

Associates of Mortuary Science - Arapahoe Community College - 2013

Holly moved to Kansas from Iowa in 2002.  She gained valuable business experience from owning and operating her own child daycare service for four years.  She later learned the embalming service business by working for another company in Wichita before deciding to join Matt in starting Speer Family Mortuary Services.  Holly has earned her associates degree in mortuary science.

Holly has two sons, Chase and Ty, two daughters, Kloee and Jerzee and a step daughter, Maddie.