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Billy Wayne Hutto - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Vicksburg Post, October 7, 2010

TALLULAH ­— Billy Wayne Hutto died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at his home from an accidental 
gunshot wound. He was 56.

Mr. Hutto was born in Monroe and had lived in Tallulah his entire life. He was a law 
enforcement officer for more than 27 years. He was a member of Mound Baptist Church.

Survivors include his daughter, April Marie Hutto of Tallulah; his mother, Sudie Hutto 
of Tallulah; three brothers, Jimmy G. Hutto and Henry Wallace Hutto, both of Tallulah, 
and Gordon B. Hutto of Heber Springs, Ark.; a sister, JoAnn Anderson of Tallulah; and 
nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Tallulah with the Rev. 
John W. Rushing officiating. Burial will follow at Silver Cross Cemetery. Visitation will 
be tonight from 5 until 7 at Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be deputies of the Madison Parish Sheriff’s Department. 
Copyright 2010 The Vicksburg Post. All rights reserved.

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MADISON PARISH, La. (KNOE 8 News)--Friends, family and co-workers are mourning the loss 
of a Madison Parish Sheriff Deputy who lost his life Tuesday in a gun accident at his home.

Billy Hutto was cleaning his service revolver when a bullet accidentally left in the 
revolver fired, striking him in the chest.

Deputies say his daughter found Hutto's body. Those who worked with Hutto say he was 
an amazing father, husband and co-worker.

"He always went out of his way to try and help people no matter what it took," says 
investigator Chad Ezell with the Madison Parish Sheriff Department.

Investigator James Rash with the Madison Parish Sheriff Department, who knew Hutto his 
entire life, still can't believe Hutto is gone.

"It's been said Billy would give the shirt off his back, he was that type of person," 
says Rash.

Both Rash and Ezell say working with Hutto was an enjoyment, he would come to work with 
a smile on his face, they say was contagious.

"You lose a brother, it's just like losing a family member," says Ezell.

They say Hutto was a family man, his family meant the world to him.

"He always had a smile on his face, he was friendly, I knew his family, his wife 
and his daughter, I knew him my whole life, it's hard on them, it's hard on us," says Rash.

James Rash and Billy Hutto both spent time as Tallulah police officers before joining 
the sheriff's department.

Hutto worked at the Madison Parish Jail for the past eleven years. Hutto served in law 
enforcement for a total of thirty years.

Those he worked with say they'll miss his smile, but will his smile as a memory.

"We're going to try and do everything possible to try and help the family," says Rash.

Friends tell us Hutto was well known throughout the community and will be greatly missed.

"Just remember him as he was, friendly, and go out of his way to help you type of person," 
says Ezell.

Ezell and Rash will hold a place in their hearts for Hutto-they are two of his pallbearers.

Hutto's funeral will be in Tallulah on Friday October 8th at the First Baptist Church.  
The service starts at 10 am.