ANTHONY WILLIAM TUTEN

Anthony William Tuten, 38, of Aurora, passed on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Aurora. He was born Nov. 30, 1987, in Springfield, the son of Phillip W. and Michele Ann (Ruggles) Tuten, Jr.
 
He was a 2006 graduate of Aurora Christian Academy and worked as a butcher. He had a lifelong passion for music, and played bass guitar for the local band, Hell’s Enemy. He lived in the Verona and Aurora area all of his life.
 
On April 20, 2013, he married his best friend, Heather Siegenthaler. 
 
 
He was preceded in death by his mother, Michele Ann Ruggles; his grandparents, Phillip and Charlotte (Thomas) Tuten and Don and Margery (Edwards) Ruggles .
 
He is survived by his wife, Heather; his father, Phillip Tuten Jr. and his wife, Linda, of Shell Knob; two brothers, Louis (Shelbie) Tuten of Cassville and P. Colton (Jordyn) Tuten, of Aurora; five sisters, Miranda (Michael) Seitz of Monett, Samantha Slavens-Mason of Cassville, Hannah (Shawn) Tuten of Springfield, Denise (Michael) Tuten and Elizabeth (Tyler) Hilton, all of Aurora.
 
A visitation will be held from 11-noon on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora with a meal and a celebration of Anthony’s life to follow from noon-4 p.m. at the Aurora Community Center.