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Rufus Wayne Raley

Birth	:	29 Dec 1908 Nowata, Nowata County, Oklahoma, USA
Death	:	18 Dec 1976 Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Union Divide Creek Cemetery, Silt, Garfield County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.4508018, -107.6200027
Plot	:	Section 2, Row 6, Block G, Space 6
Inscription	:	married Feb 11, 1930
Description	:	Raley Services for Rufus W Raley, a longtime area resident of Rifle and Silt, were held December 22 at the First Baptist Church in Rifle. The Rev Marion Thompson and the Rev Greg Livingston officiated. Burial was in the Divide Creek Union Cemetery with the Sowder Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Rufus Wayne Raley was the son of John David and Nancy Jane Parrish Raley. He was born on December 29, 1908 at Nowata, Okla and died at Glenwood Springs, on December 18, at the age of 67. He came to Colorado with his parents in the... Read More	Raley Services for Rufus W Raley, a longtime area resident of Rifle and Silt, were held December 22 at the First Baptist Church in Rifle. The Rev Marion Thompson and the Rev Greg Livingston officiated. Burial was in the Divide Creek Union Cemetery with the Sowder Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Rufus Wayne Raley was the son of John David and Nancy Jane Parrish Raley. He was born on December 29, 1908 at Nowata, Okla and died at Glenwood Springs, on December 18, at the age of 67. He came to Colorado with his parents in the fall of 1911 where the family lived on Divide Creek. He attended school at the little "Red School House" on Divide Creek and also in Silt. The family moved to Grand Junction community and the attended Pamona School. After a year in Washington state, the family returned to Silt in 1926. He has made his home in Rifle and Silt since that time, having lived on Beaver Creek and Porcupine Creeks for six years and 21 years on their ranch in the Dry Hollow. He was untied in marriage with Goldena McPherson on February 11, 1930 at Glenwood Springs. He was a member of the Baptist Church, also a member of the Rifle Moose Lodge for 37 years and a longtime member of the Rifle Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by four grandsons, Edward Patch, Daniel Really, Gerald Pollard and Jesse Raley; five brothers, Samuel, John David, Leonard, Jess and William; and a sister Pearl Beagles. Survivors include his wife, Goldena; two sons, the Rev Dan Raley of Anaconda, Mont and Errol of Loma; four daughters, Mrs Frak (Joyce) Bird, Murray, Utah, Mrs Alfred (Inez) Patch of Silt, Mrs Wendell (Phyllis) Pollard of Rifle and Mrs Eugene (Bonnie) Hess of Manning, Ore; two brothers, Robert of Meeker and Dick of Silt, six sisters, Mrs Ida Moberley of Denver, Mrs Robert Fuller of Silt, Mrs Rudy Just of Tabernash, Mrs O W Morris of Glenwood Springs, Mrs Mary Mitchell and Mrs Joe Pitts both of Grand Junction; 20 grand children, one great granddaughter, other relatives and many friends. --The Rifle Telegram December 22, 1976

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Rufus Wayne Raley's memorial is located at: Union Divide Creek Cemetery, Silt, Garfield County, USA.
When did Rufus Wayne Raley death?
Rufus Wayne Raley death on 18 Dec 1976 in Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 39.4508018
Longitude: -107.6200027

Family Members:

Parent

John David Raley

(1866 - 1933)

Nancy Jane Parrish Raley

(1876 - 1939)

Spouse

Mary Goldena McPherson Raley

(1908 - 1986)

Siblings

William Lafayette “Bill” Raley

(1891 - 1976)

Pearl Bertha Raley Beagles

(1893 - 1919)

Jess Mitchel Raley

(1894 - 1976)

Thomas Leonard Raley

(1896 - 1963)

Harriet Jane Raley Fuller

(1902 - 1984)

John David Raley Jr.

(1904 - 1915)

Clara Belle Raley Just

(1905 - 2000)

Ida Mae Raley Moberly

(1899 - 1984)

Children

Bonnie Pearl Raley Hess

(1937 - 2018)

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