9-Year-Old Boy's Organs Save 3 Lives After He's Killed in Thanksgiving Hunting Accident

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Furtick added, “He was the brightest light in our lives and he will be missed greatly.”

Furtick later wrote that Colton was his and wife Beverly’s only grandson, and that he was the “center” of their lives.

AGoFundMepage arranged to cover Colton’s funeral expenses has so far raised more than $15,000.

“He absolutely loved the outdoors and was such a beautiful, talented little boy,” the page’s description says. “His parents, Brian Williams and Caiti Furtick are two of the best people I have ever met. This devastating loss to their family is so heartbreaking.”

Colton was a fourth-grader at Kelly Edwards Elementary School in Williston, and was recently chosen to play on the All-Star Football Team for the Williston Recreational League, according to hisobituary.

In addition to sports, he also enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and playing the piano.

His funeral was held on Sunday in Springfield.

source: people.com