Larry Morgan Cauthen

Mr. Larry Morgan Cauthen, 74, a resident of Lapine, Alabama, passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Friday, September 17, 2021. Funeral services for Mr. Cauthen will be held at 2 PM on Monday, September 20th, at Mountain Hill Baptist Church in Lapine with Rev. Todd Russell officiating. Interment will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery with Turners Funeral Home of Luverne directing.

Mr. Cauthen attended Troy State University before transferring to Alabama Christian University (now Faulkner) on a basketball scholarship. He graduated with bachelor degrees in both Psychology and Engineering. He then went to work with the Alabama Department of Transportation until his retirement. He was a gregarious man who never met a stranger and could spend hours talking with people with never a lull in the conversation.

In his free time, Mr. Cauthen loved going fishing and taking cruises with his wife at least once a year. He also thoroughly enjoyed gospel music and had become a faithful member of Mountain Hill Baptist Church after his baptism. Every Saturday he could be found at an area flea market buying and selling his "discoveries." On Saturdays in the fall, he also loved cheering on his beloved Florida Gators. Above all, he was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who cherished his family and the time they spent together. They will miss him terribly, but they are comforted in the knowledge that he is at peace and no longer suffering.

Mr. Cauthen was preceded in death by his grandson, Noah Hayden Beck, and his father, Wilfred "Pig" Cauthen. He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Betty Cauthen; children, Scott Cauthen, Jennifer (Tim) Burgett, Deanna (Chuck) Armstrong, and Janeen (Brandon) Mosley; grandsons, Connor Cauthen, Will Beck, and Andy Burgett; mother, Alice Rhocene Morgan Fowler; sister, Sandra Peavy; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

Active pallbearers will be Will Beck, Connor Cauthen, Chadwick Peavy, Wesley Peavy, Adrian Peavy, and Scott Lansdon.

The family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to all his caregivers and Baptist Hospice for their loving care of Mr. Cauthen in his final years.

They will receive friends at the church on Monday from 1 - 2 PM.