October 23, 2017 at 4:10 p.m.
Bion Rayburn
Feb. 10, 1940-Oct. 19, 2017
Bion Kent Rayburn, 77, of rural Redkey, Indiana, passed away Thursday, Oct. 19, suddenly at his residence.
Kent was born in Daleville, Indiana, on Feb. 10, 1940, a son of the late Florence I. (Thornburg) and Bion Rayburn.
He was a lifetime member of Redkey Christian Church.
He loved spending time with his family and grandchildren.
Kent retired from Portland Drop Forge as a die sinker.
He was a 1958 graduate of Redkey High School.
Kent was the loving husband of Carolyn June (Brown) Rayburn. On Nov. 11, 1961, they were happily married.
He is also survived by three daughters, Crystal “Chris”, wife of Scott Trammell, of Westfield, Indiana; Amy, wife of Nat Small, of Noblesville, Indiana; Michelle, wife of Sharad Shekhar, of Fresno, California; six grandchildren Tyler Small, Hannah Small, Ashley Small, Shrey Shekhar, Syon Shekhar and Zain Shekhar; one great-granddaughter, Alice Small; great-nephew Baylin Brown; great-niece Lillian Rogers; two sisters, Jane Naper, of Indianapolis and Martha, wife of Larry Robbins, of Hartford City, Indiana; and a half brother, Dale Hudgel, of Tucson, Arizona.
Friends are invited to call Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. at MJS Mortuaries Redkey Chapel.
Funeral services will be held in at M J S Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel with the Rev. Steve Arnold officiating.
Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery Muncie, Indiana.
Kent was born in Daleville, Indiana, on Feb. 10, 1940, a son of the late Florence I. (Thornburg) and Bion Rayburn.
He was a lifetime member of Redkey Christian Church.
He loved spending time with his family and grandchildren.
Kent retired from Portland Drop Forge as a die sinker.
He was a 1958 graduate of Redkey High School.
Kent was the loving husband of Carolyn June (Brown) Rayburn. On Nov. 11, 1961, they were happily married.
He is also survived by three daughters, Crystal “Chris”, wife of Scott Trammell, of Westfield, Indiana; Amy, wife of Nat Small, of Noblesville, Indiana; Michelle, wife of Sharad Shekhar, of Fresno, California; six grandchildren Tyler Small, Hannah Small, Ashley Small, Shrey Shekhar, Syon Shekhar and Zain Shekhar; one great-granddaughter, Alice Small; great-nephew Baylin Brown; great-niece Lillian Rogers; two sisters, Jane Naper, of Indianapolis and Martha, wife of Larry Robbins, of Hartford City, Indiana; and a half brother, Dale Hudgel, of Tucson, Arizona.
Friends are invited to call Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. at MJS Mortuaries Redkey Chapel.
Funeral services will be held in at M J S Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel with the Rev. Steve Arnold officiating.
Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery Muncie, Indiana.
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