Connie Alice Morrow Rayburn

Connie Alice Morrow Rayburn, 79, wife of Dr. Taylor Rayburn, Jr., passed away December 24, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bishop Douglas Fry of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born April 29, 1937, in Hampshire, Tennessee, she was the youngest of twelve children of the late C. U. Morrow and Edna Scott Morrow. She was a 1955 graduate of Hampshire High School where she graduated third in her class. While in high school, she was a cheerleader and a member of many clubs. She also attended Columbia State Community College. Connie was always known for her exceptional beauty and kindness to others. On August 6, 1960, she married the love of her life, Dr. Taylor Rayburn, Jr. Two outstanding motivations in her life were love for her family and church. A great wife and mother, she was an excellent cook and loved to entertain, helping her husband host many wonderful tennis and square dance parties throughout the years. Together, she and her husband Taylor loved to square dance. They served three terms as Presidents of The Wagon Wheelers Square Dance Club where they met many lifelong friends. They also loved to round dance and reached level four. Connie and her family loved to travel and made many lifelong memories traveling through the United States and Canada. She was a lady of many talents, including decorating, gardening and was a skilled seamstress. When her children were young, she loved to make and design them beautiful clothes. She created many beautiful flower arrangements, often decorating her home from her daylily garden. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughters, Cindy Rayburn, Beverly Rayburn, and Dr. Jennifer Rayburn; beloved puppy, Laine Rose; sister, Mrs. Mildred M. Parker; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Dolores Morrow and Mrs. Mary Claire (Hosey) Holzapfel; brothers-in-law, Sherman Massey, Wayne Clawson, Morris Dastrup. She also had many nieces and nephews, whom she loved dearly and in some way touched all of their lives. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Rebecca M. Callahan, Annie M. McCaleb, Edna M. Vowles, Eva Gray Morrow, Mary M. Dastrup, Dorothy May Morrow, Rachel M. Massey, and Betty M. Clawson; and brothers, Robert L. Morrow and Ulner S. Morrow. Pallbearers will be Stephen Morrow, David Morrow, Gordon Travis, John Clawson, Jimmy Cranford, and Neal Blair. Honorary pallbearers will include members of the 1955 Class of Hampshire High School, Wagon Wheelers Square Dance Club, Dr. & Mrs. Gary Podgorski, and Dr. & Mrs. Rufus Clifford. The family would like to express their appreciation to the doctors and nurses at Skyline Medical Center ICU and Maury Regional Medical Center.