Kagen Sutton

Kagen Blade Sutton, 18, of Mt. Hope passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Huntsville Hospital. Visitation will be from 12 noon till 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. The funeral service will follow at 3 p.m. with Rev. Shane Williams officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Methodist Cemetery with Lawrence Funeral Home assisting the family.

For all who knew Kagen, he was an accomplished athlete especially a cross country runner holding several records at Hatton School and awards even at the state level. In 2015, Kagen was chosen to participate in the Down Under Athletics in Australia. Kagen also loved to hunt and fish and he loved his family dearly.

Survivors include his girlfriend, Kayleigh Sheffield; mother, Emily West (Roger); father, Colby Sutton (Ashley); grandparents, Lynn Porter (Janice), Ginger Flannagin (Cotton); Tina Cook, Michael Sutton, Dean West, Ricky West; great-grandparents, Elton and Gayle Porter, Kenneth and Diane Cross, and Doris Patterson Quinn; siblings, Brylin Sutton, Rynah West, Tyler Sutton, Racen Sutton, Colbin Sutton, Harper Sutton, Letty Sutton, Tinsley Sutton, Evie Calhoun, and Livi Calhoun; cousins, Jackson Hogan, Sadie Grace Smith, Ansley Hall, Blakely Hall, Kacyn Holt, and Brailee Holt; and a host of other family and friends.

Kagen was preceded in death by his sister, Jayla Sutton; great-grandparents Robert and Lula Bell Sutton.

His friends will serve as pallbearers.

The family extends special thanks to all the family and friends who have called, visited, and reached out to our family during this time.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kagen Sutton Memorial Fund c/o Bank Independent. Please make checks payable to Betty Montgomery and list “Kagen Sutton Memorial Fund” in the for line.