Harry D. Rayburn, 72, of Delphi, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
Born in Lafayette on Dec. 19, 1934, to the late Wilbur Rayburn and Olive Ostendorf Rayburn, he was a 1950 graduate of Buck Creek High School. He had also resided in Logansport and the Frankfort area.
He was a hog buyer for Wilson Food, which later became I.B.P., for 25 years. He retired in 1997.
Mr. Rayburn was a member of the Moose Lodge, and enjoyed showing cattle, playing cards and farming.
Survivors include his companion of 30 years, Nellie Sliger; a son, Barry Rayburn of Michigantown; and two daughters, Daphne Peterson of Plymouth, Wis., and Teresita Rayburn (husband: Gary Wortman) of Bradenton, Fla.
Visitation from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at Hippensteel Funeral Home, with service there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Dr. Clayton Kendall will officiate. Interment Pretty Prairie Cemetery. Six grandchildren also survive: Cameron, Gina and Miranda Rayburn, Kylie and Nate Peterson, and Kelsey Williams. Preceded in death by a daughter, Michele Ford. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association and/or the 4-H Foundation.
Born in Lafayette on Dec. 19, 1934, to the late Wilbur Rayburn and Olive Ostendorf Rayburn, he was a 1950 graduate of Buck Creek High School. He had also resided in Logansport and the Frankfort area.
He was a hog buyer for Wilson Food, which later became I.B.P., for 25 years. He retired in 1997.
Mr. Rayburn was a member of the Moose Lodge, and enjoyed showing cattle, playing cards and farming.
Survivors include his companion of 30 years, Nellie Sliger; a son, Barry Rayburn of Michigantown; and two daughters, Daphne Peterson of Plymouth, Wis., and Teresita Rayburn (husband: Gary Wortman) of Bradenton, Fla.
Visitation from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at Hippensteel Funeral Home, with service there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Dr. Clayton Kendall will officiate. Interment Pretty Prairie Cemetery. Six grandchildren also survive: Cameron, Gina and Miranda Rayburn, Kylie and Nate Peterson, and Kelsey Williams. Preceded in death by a daughter, Michele Ford. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association and/or the 4-H Foundation.
Harry D. Rayburn, 72, of Delphi, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
Born in Lafayette on Dec. 19, 1934, to the late Wilbur Rayburn and Olive Ostendorf Rayburn, he was a 1950 graduate of Buck Creek High School. He had also resided in Logansport and the Frankfort area.
He was a hog buyer for Wilson Food, which later became I.B.P., for 25 years. He retired in 1997.
Mr. Rayburn was a member of the Moose Lodge, and enjoyed showing cattle, playing cards and farming.
Survivors include his companion of 30 years, Nellie Sliger; a son, Barry Rayburn of Michigantown; and two daughters, Daphne Peterson of Plymouth, Wis., and Teresita Rayburn (husband: Gary Wortman) of Bradenton, Fla.
Visitation from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at Hippensteel Funeral Home, with service there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Dr. Clayton Kendall will officiate. Interment Pretty Prairie Cemetery. Six grandchildren also survive: Cameron, Gina and Miranda Rayburn, Kylie and Nate Peterson, and Kelsey Williams. Preceded in death by a daughter, Michele Ford. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association and/or the 4-H Foundation.
Born in Lafayette on Dec. 19, 1934, to the late Wilbur Rayburn and Olive Ostendorf Rayburn, he was a 1950 graduate of Buck Creek High School. He had also resided in Logansport and the Frankfort area.
He was a hog buyer for Wilson Food, which later became I.B.P., for 25 years. He retired in 1997.
Mr. Rayburn was a member of the Moose Lodge, and enjoyed showing cattle, playing cards and farming.
Survivors include his companion of 30 years, Nellie Sliger; a son, Barry Rayburn of Michigantown; and two daughters, Daphne Peterson of Plymouth, Wis., and Teresita Rayburn (husband: Gary Wortman) of Bradenton, Fla.
Visitation from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at Hippensteel Funeral Home, with service there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Dr. Clayton Kendall will officiate. Interment Pretty Prairie Cemetery. Six grandchildren also survive: Cameron, Gina and Miranda Rayburn, Kylie and Nate Peterson, and Kelsey Williams. Preceded in death by a daughter, Michele Ford. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association and/or the 4-H Foundation.
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