Caesyn Lee Rutland Thomas Obituary
We announce the death of Caesyn Lee Rutland Thomas of Butler, Indiana, born in Springfield, Tennessee, who passed away on August 22, 2026, at the age of 5. Caesyn will be remembered by family members, friends, and others whose lives were connected in meaningful ways. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Caesyn Lee Rutland Thomas to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his great-grandparent Verna Zink of Woodburn, IN; his grandfather Jerry Lowe of Kokomo, IN; and his cousin Carson Doolittle of Huntertown, IN. He is survived by: his parents, Jared Thomas of Fort Wayne, IN and Breanna Lowe (Dallas Sims) of Butler, IN; his siblings, Talia (Grace), Mahtao, Atlas and Paxtyn; his grandparents, David, Amy Bentz of Fort Wayne, IN, Catherine Maley of Crossville, TN, Tim Suter of Fort Wayne, IN, Missy and Jim Sims of Fort Wayne, IN.; his great-grandparents, David, Evelyn Braun of Fort Wayne, IN, Pat, Cindy Maley of Crossville, TN, Steve and Sandy Bentz of Grand Rapids, MI.; his aunts and uncles, Emily Dumford (Daniel) of Fort Wayne, IN, Sadi Schulz (Colby) of Searcy, AR, Danielle Wetzel of Fort Wayne, IN., Ryan Bentz of Fort Wayne, IN, Alex Maley (Sterling) of Dayton, TN, Dustin Maley (Aliyah) of Crossville, TN, Cody Lowe (Casey) of Temple, TX, Jared Winebrenner of Fort Wayne, IN, Dustin Sims of Fort Wayne, IN, Travis Tyrrell (Katelyn) of Jacksonville, FL, Kyle Tyrrell of Seattle, WA and Glenn Potente of Greeneville, TN.; his cousins, Ellie, Sophia, Elijah, Rosalee, William, Hemi, Zeke, Jackson, Maverick, Charlotte, Sawyer, Micah, Walker, Ashlee, Jon, Lelynd, Ashton and Alivia; and his caregiver Tabitha Newman (Josh) of Garrett, IN..
Memorials may be made to the non-profit "Honoring Caesyn".

August 24, 2026
Linda Frances Zylinski-Evenson lit a candle