Lanny Rayfield, Sr.

Cheraw, SC

Lanny Reese Rayfield, Sr., 78, died Thursday, April 7, 2016.  Born in Gastonia, NC, he was the son of the late James Andrew and Leona Fite Rayfield. A graduate of North Carolina State University, he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and the Pershing Rifles drill team.  He enlisted in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant.

After several moves around North Carolina, he made Cheraw, SC his home in 1972.  As a member of First United Methodist Church of Cheraw, SC, he served on the Finance Committee and served as a Trustee.  He was president of and taught the Fred and Lorraine Harris Sunday School class.  He served as a Volunteer Deputy with the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Department. He enjoyed playing golf and watching sports, especially Wolfpack football and basketball.

Survivors include his wife, Brenda C. Rayfield of Cheraw, SC; sons, Lanny Reese (Jennifer Y.) Rayfield, Jr. of Cheraw, SC and James Patrick (Jennifer E.) Rayfield of Columbia, SC; and four grandchildren: Erin Leigh Rayfield, Lanny Reese Rayfield, III, Anna Elizabeth Rayfield and Julia Porth Rayfield.

The family will receive friends 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Kiser Funeral Home, Cheraw, SC.

A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Monday, April 11, 2016 at First United Methodist Church, Cheraw, SC, followed by a burial with military honors in Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens.

Memorials may be sent to: Cheraw Rescue Squad, PO Box 28, Cheraw, SC 29520;  First United Methodist Church, 117 Third Street, Cheraw, SC 29520; or Hospice of Chesterfield County, PO Box 293, Chesterfield, SC 29709.

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