Floyd Rayfield

1920 - 2010  (90 years)

• Name	Floyd Rayfield
  Born	6 Sep 1920	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	10 Sep 2010	Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington   [2]
  Buried	17 Sep 2010	Mountain View Cemetery, Leavenworth, Chelan County, Washington   [3]
  Person ID	I37978	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	George Newton Rayfield,   b. 27 Jul 1882, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jan 1965, Leavenworth, Chelan, Washington  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Ellen Martha Barnes,   b. 29 May 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Mar 1959  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1904
  Family ID	F11749	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Pearl I. Justus,   b. 28 Sep 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Feb 2004, Cashmere Convalescent Center, Cashmere, Washington  (Age 82 years)
  Married	12 Aug 1939	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Helen Grace Rayfield,   b. 1941  (Age 83 years) + 2. Betty "Cookie" Rayfield + 3. David Floyd Rayfield,   b. 1942  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F13890	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Sep 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 12 Aug 1939 - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 67. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 314.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. name: Floyd Rayfield event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 13, Sevier, Tennessee gender: Male age: 9 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1921 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0016 family number: 141 sheet number and letter: 8A line number: 24 nara publication: T626, roll 2271 film number: 2342005 digital folder number: 4547919 image number: 00928 Household Gender Age Birthplace head George N Rayfield M 48 Tennessee wife Martha E Rayfield F 46 Tennessee daughter Laurinda Rayfield F 17 Tennessee son Amos Rayfield M 16 Tennessee daughter Raetta Rayfield F 14 Tennessee daughter Alice Rayfield F 12 Tennessee son Floyd Rayfield M 9 Tennessee daughter Lilliard Rayfield F 6 Tennessee daughter Margie Rayfield F 4 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, The Wenatchee World (WA), 13 Sep 2010. Floyd Rayfield , 90, a resident of the Upper Valley for the past 65 years, went to be with the love of his life, Pearl, on Friday, September 10, 2010, at his home in Peshastin. Floyd was born on September 6, 1920, to George Newton and Martha Ellen (Barnes) Rayfield at Sevier County, Tennessee, where he received his early education. From 1937 to 1939, Floyd was in Gatlinburg in the Civilian Conservation Corps. After leaving the CCC's, he married Pearl I. Justus on August 12, 1939, at Sevierville, TN and in 1940, they moved to Geauga County, Ohio, where he worked for a vault company. In 1942, they moved back to Sevierville and in 1943, to Leavenworth, WA , where Floyd worked for the Peshastin Lumber and Box Co. on the woods crew. In February of 1944, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served in WWII. After receiving his honorable discharge in September of 1945, he moved back to Leavenworth, where he went back to work for the Peshastin Lumber and Box woods crew, retiring in 1982. Floyd enjoyed working around his home, especially in his yard and garden. He was also an avid fisherman and snowmobiler. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, David and Sharon Rayfield of Leavenworth; two daughters and son-in-law, Betty "Cookie" and Roy McGregor of Leavenworth and Helen Rayfield and her companion, Tom Hanson of Peshastin; ten grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Pearl, in 2004; four brothers; six sisters; and one grandson, Dean Rayfield . A Funeral Service of Commemoration to Celebrate the Life of Floyd Rayfield will be held on Friday, September 17, 2010, at Ward's Funeral Chapel, at 1:00 p.m., with Pastor Jon Vandel officiating. Concluding Service and Interment will be in the Mt. View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. Ward's Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, is in charge of the arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 60135618).