RAYFORD, Willie Mae

Owens Livingston Mortuary, Show Low, Arizona Willie Mae Rayford October 07, 1926 - November 03, 2013 Loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Willie Mae Rayford, age 87, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center. She was born October 7, 1926 in Taylorsville, Mississippi to C.H. Henry and Daisy Cooley Henry. Willie Mae married her sweetheart, Willie Davis Rayford, in July of 1951 and together they raised their family. She worked at the McNary Pre-School and Elementary School as a teacher's aid. She retired from the Blueridge Elementary School as a custodial worker. She was an active member of the Blooming Grove Baptist Church shere she loved to attend meetings and socialize with her friends. Willie Mae was a feisty woman who loved to do yard work; she especially loved her flower garden and her vegetable garden. She loved to be in the out of doors going fishing. Her favorite past-time was spending time with her grandson. She is survived by her 4 children: Antoinette Rayford, Lucy Ann Rayford, Roberta Rayford and Timothy Rayford. 1 grandchild: Monte Rayford. Nieces and nephews: Albert Rayford, Jr., Sally Morhning, Linda Rayford, Rita Rayford and Michael Rayford, and a host of nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband in August of this year. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 11:00 am at the Blooming Grove Baptist Church in Lakeside, Arizona where a viewing be begin at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at the Lakeside Cemetery. Services were handled thru Owens Livingston Mortuary-White Mountain Chapel of Show Low, Arizona.