Who is Mat Feltner from Jayber Crow: A Novel and what is their importance? Jayber_Crow English & Literature Mat Feltner | Jayber Crow: A Novel

Mat Feltner is a member of the board of directors of the local bank. He funds Jayber's purchase of the barber shop building when Jayber arrives at Port William. Mat and Burley Coulter help gather the things Jayber needed to live and work in Port William, and helped him get established. Mat is described as a direct, clear-eyed honest man whose son, Virgil, was lost in World War II.