Franklin Deeter Rayfield

1933 - 2005  (71 years)

• Name	Franklin Deeter Rayfield  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	7 Sep 1933	Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Census	1950	Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Age: 16; Relation to Head: Son of John Rayfield (Stepson of Gladys); Marital Status: Never Married
  Military Service	8 Oct 1953  [4, 7, 8]
  	US Army - Korean War; Private
  Death	8 Jun 2005	Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA   [1, 4, 7, 8]
  Burial	Meadows Cemetery, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 4, 8]
  Person ID	I26664	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Richard Rayfield,   b. 2 May 1882, Texas, USA d. 28 Oct 1962, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Della Ann Bounds,   b. 11 Jun 1894, Missouri, USA d. 21 May 1939, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Dec 1921	Wayne County, Missouri, USA   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F8542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Richard Rayfield,   b. 2 May 1882, Texas, USA d. 28 Oct 1962, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Gladys Marie Mayes,   b. 26 Feb 1923, Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 24 Feb 1958, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Marriage	4 Jun 1941	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F8541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Family ID	F11731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Patricia Ruth Rayfield,   b. 20 Oct 1933, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 12 Apr 1989 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1955	Lake County, Indiana, USA   [3, 13]
  Family ID	F11732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Sep 1933 - Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA Census - Age: 16; Relation to Head: Son of John Rayfield (Stepson of Gladys); Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA Marriage - 22 Jan 1955 - Lake County, Indiana, USA Death - 8 Jun 2005 - Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4297] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Franklin Rayfield • Wayne County Journal-Banner - Jun 2005, (Name: Wayne County Journal-Banner; Location: Wayne County MO; Date: 26 Jun 2005;), Wayne County Journal-Banner; Publication Date: 26/ Jun/ 2005; Publication Place: Piedmont, Missouri http://www.waynecojournalbanner.com/Obits.html. [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] [S387] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). [S7053] Find a Grave: RAYFIELD Franklin D 1933-2005 (Veteran), Franklin Deeter Rayfield. Served in the US Army following the Korean War. Married (1) Patricia Ruth Rayfield on 22 January 1955 and (2) Ellen Sue Miller on 15 January 1983. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212646609/franklin_d_rayfield [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02113; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 47-11. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02113; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 47-11 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Union, Iron, Missour. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Union, Iron, Missour [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S7586] Find a Grave: BEAVER Della Riney 1916-1995, Delila Lee "Della" Beaver Riney. BIRTH 5 Oct 1915 DEATH 3 Mar 1995 (aged 79) BURIAL Ellington Memorial Cemetery Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri MEMORIAL ID 32776656 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32776656 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S7052] Find a Grave: MAYES Gladys Rayfield 1923-1958, Gladys Marie Mayes Rayfield. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175274432/gladys_marie_rayfield [S11059] Find a Grave: RAYFIELD Patricia Rayfield 1933-1989, Patricia Ruth Rayfield Rayfield. Daughter of Lee and Jess Rayfield. Married Franklin Deeter Rayfield on 22 January 1955. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77497736/patricia-r.-rayfield