Randolph County AlArchives Obituaries.....Edmondson, Rayford Whitten  April 13, 2024
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Benefield Funeral Home
Funeral services for Rayford Whitten Edmondson, age 80, of Wedowee will be held 
on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Midway Community Church with Bros. 
Jon Tal Murphree, Jimmy Yates, and Bro. Ricky Daniel officiating.  Burial will 
follow in the adjoining cemetery with Benefield Funeral Home in charge of 
arrangements.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 - 8:00 PM on 
Tuesday, April 16. Mr. Edmondson will lie in state at the church for one hour 
prior to services beginning on Wednesday.

Mr. Edmondson passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Tanner East Alabama.

Survivors include: his wife, Judy Foster Edmondson; daughter, Terri (Richard) 
Lovvorn of Woodland; son, Wayne (Lisa) Hughes of Abanda; two stepdaughters, 
Jodie Kilbourne and Jamie Richardson; 8 grandchildren, Natalie (Jim) Lovvorn 
Boykin, Justan Lovvorn, Lauren Hughes, Eli Richardson, Ava Richardson, Abbigail 
Kilbourne, Jackson Kilbourne, and Sam Kilbourne; 4 sisters, Marie Cline, Sara 
Wilson, Penny Nicholls (James Bolton), and Elaine Blake, all of Wedowee; 
brother-in-law, Walter Ebert of Florida; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Justan Lovvorn, James Bolton, Mike Clemmons, Nathan Ryder, 
Jacob Ryder, Delmour Green, Rick Edmondson, and Jimmy Clemmons. Honorary 
pallbearers will be Jackson Kilbourne, Sam Kilbourne, Eli Richardson and the 
members of Auslins Chapel VFD.

A Randolph County native, Mr. Edmondson was born on October 11, 1943, the son of 
Wyatt Whitten and Etta Jane Formby Edmondson. After graduating from Randolph 
County High School, Mr. Edmondson worked for Colonial Bakery in Orlando, FL 
before retiring after 18 years in 1979. After he retired, he moved back to 
Randolph County where he opened Randolph County Appliance and Hardware. Mr. 
Edmondson always stayed busy, whether it was his involvement in the appliance 
store, B & R Stop & Go, his real estate dealings, or his cattle. He was a member 
of Midway Community Church where he also served as the Sunday School 
Superintendent. Mr. Edmondson was also a member of the Gideons for over 40 
years. He not only gave out Bibles, he also encouraged them to read the Bible 
and to develop a relationship with God, saying, “It will make you a better 
person.” He loved to tell others about Jesus. Mr. Edmondson loved people, loved 
helping people and encouraging them to be the best they could be. He was a 
founding member of Auslins Chapel Volunteer Fire Department where he served as 
Chief. Mr. Edmondson always said that there is a blessing in every situation and 
sometimes you have to dig deeper to find them and sometimes God just presents 
them. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Barbara 
Edmondson; siblings, Jodie Ebert, Ricky Edmondson, Cecil Edmondson and Jean 
Mitchell.

Memorials may be floral or donations may be made to the Gideons International or 
St. Judes Childrens Hospital.

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