Edward Leroy

Rayfield

Edward Leroy Rayfield, son of the late Hancel Rayfield and Georgia Lee Blackwell, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 20, 1941. He departed this life at his residence in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 23, 2020, at the age of 79.

On January 20, 1960, in St. Louis, Missouri, Leroy was united in marriage to Wanda Barnes and to this union one child was born. Leroy attended the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Ellington, Missouri, and the Zion Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a member of the George Washington Masonic Lodge # 9 in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Odd Fellows Lodge in St. Louis, Missouri. Leroy enjoyed sitting on his back porch watching traffic with his four legged girls, Bella and Lucy, and taking his mustang to car shows.

Leroy was preceded in death by his parents, Hancel and Georgia Lee Rayfield, one sister, Barbara Jean Harmon, and one brother, Ronald Richard Rayfield Sr.

Leroy is survived by his wife, Wanda Rayfield of St. Louis, Missouri, one son, Shawn Edward Rayfield and wife Holly of O'Fallon, Missouri, one brother, Jim Rayfield of Salem, Missouri, and one granddaughter, Katelyn Rayfield of O'Fallon, Missouri. Leroy will be deeply missed by his family and friends who will mourn his passing.

Visitation: Saturday, June 27, 2020 from 10 AM – 1 PM at McSpadden Funeral Home, Ellington, Missouri

Funeral to follow at 1 PM

Minister: Pastor Melvin Meade

Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery

In Lieu of Flowers: Acute Myeloid Leukemia Foundation

Arrangements by McSpadden Funeral Home, Ellington, Missouri