Out of the Darkness Walk

A volunteer hands beads to Kaitlyn Lawson, right, and her daughter Mattie Anscomb, 5, Sept. 24, 2017 before the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Jase Sanders, 4, sits in the aisle during a presentation Sept. 24, 2017 before the start of the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Courtney Stubenrauch holds her nephew, Edgar Adams, 9-months, Sept. 24, 2017 before the start of the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Ruby Hess holds her granddaughter Sophia, 3, before the start of the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk Sept. 24, 2017 at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Cassidee Wunderlich, 16, hold's her grandmother's dog, Marshmallow, Sept. 24, 2017 before the start of the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Participants walk past shirts indicating the number of lives lost to suicide during the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk Sept. 24, 2017 at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Monteal Pearson carries his son, Malakhi, 4, on his shoulders Sept. 24, 2017 during the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. Monteal and Malakhi walked in memory of Malakhi's mother. (Ben Matthews)

Mike and Judy Ogden begin their walk Sept. 24, 2017 during the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Sept. 24, 2017 A flag flies from Steven Kelley's hat as he walks in the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Tammy Deimund, left, helps her dog, Marshmallow, high-five Leigh Surface, 14, at the end of the during the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk held Sept. 24, 2017 at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Participants make their way around Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau Sept. 24, 2017 during the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk. (Ben Matthews)

Jonah Foulk, 5, climbs on a playground Sept. 24, 2017 during the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Leah Allege signs a memorial Sept. 24, 2017 during the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Melissa Stepp cuts open a "gumball machine" of balloons Sept. 24, 2017 during the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Memorial balloons float away after being released Sept. 24, 2017 during the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)