Dorothy Jean “Dot” Rayburn, age 86 of Manchester, Tennessee passed away,
Monday, March 21, 2016 at NHC of Tullahoma. Funeral services will be held
Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 11 AM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with
burial to follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. In the absence of her
minister, Bro. Phillip Davis, Bro. Horace Lee Jacobs will be officiating.
Visitation with the family will be Friday, March 25 from 5 PM – 8 PM.
Mrs. Rayburn, a native of Tullahoma, was the daughter of the late Lester A.
and Naomi Coombs Ward. She was a member of Grundy Street Church of Christ.
She was active in her church teaching Sunday school. She enjoyed dancing,
fishing and spending time with her grandchildren. Her greatest pastime was
learning about and collecting antique glassware.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
Lillard Rayburn.
Mrs. Rayburn is survived by one son, Tim Rayburn and his wife, Rebecca of
Waukesha, WI; one brother, Lester A. “Buddy” Ward Jr and his wife, Judi
of
Pensacola, FL; two grandchildren, Ashley Bennett and her husband, Joshua of
Martinez, GA and Andrew Rayburn and his wife, Lerryn of Waukesha, WI and
several nieces, nephews and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made to
the Hospice of the Highland Rim, 110 East Lauderdale St, Tullahoma, TN
37388-4508.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com
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