Michael Wooten was 10 when he died at his home on Welcome Home Church Road in Horton, Alabama, on Friday, May 20, 2016. Born July 11, 2005, he was a fifth-grader at Douglas School and a member of a large, grieving family that includes parents Nathan Wooten and Jennie Crawford, stepparents Chris Banks and Morgan Wooten, siblings and grandparents.

The community memorialized him at a funeral held Thursday, May 26, 2016, at McRae Chapel; his Twilight Baseball teammates and coaches served as honorary pallbearers and the family suggested donations to the Boaz Rec Center or the Douglas Youth League in his memory.

If anyone knew Michael, his family, or has information about his death, please come forward and share what you know.