Obituary of Dolores Rayburn

Bloomfield/Canandaigua: Dolores Teamerson Rayburn passed away on July 23, 2013 at the age of 88. Dolores was predeceased by her loving husband, Floyd “Dutch” Rayburn, her brother Arthur Teamerson and, her daughter-in-law Mary Knobel Rayburn. She is survived by her 8 children Paul Rayburn, James (Darlene) Rayburn, and Mark Rayburn of Canandaigua, Martha Powers of Syracuse, Mary (Kirby) Green of Hopewell, Floyd (Nancy) Rayburn, Jr. of Gorham, Pamela (Terry) Bauer of Webster, and Sheila (Kalen) Kriesel of Eureka, Kansas, 16 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; her brother Robert (Doris) Teamerson of Webster; sister-in laws Marian Teamerson, Joan (Howard) Rose, Dolores Roth, Joyce Rayburn, Alice Rayburn and brother-in-law Donald (Barb) Rayburn; many nieces and nephews. Dolores was born March 26, 1925 in Waterloo, Canada to Arthur and Emma Pearl Teamerson. In 1940 the family moved to Rochester, New York where she attended and graduated from East High School. She then attended and received a Bachelors of Arts degree at New York State College for Teachers at Albany. She taught math at Bloomfield Central School until her retirement in 1985. She was a member of the Bloomfield Retired Teachers Association and served as their representative on the Ontario County Retired Teachers Association. After retiring, Dolores volunteered her time at Sonnenberg Gardens and delivering meals for the Ontario County Office for the Aging Meals on Wheels Program. She was a member of St. Bridget’s/St. Mary’s Church, St. Bridget’s Catholic Daughters, Bloomfield Garden Club, Bloomfield Historical Society, and Bloomfield Fort-nightly Club. After living in Bloomfield for more than 50 years, Dolores moved to Ferris Hills in Canandaigua in 2006. She enjoyed playing cards and board games and was fortunate to be able to continue these activities with other residents who became very special friends. Calling hours for Dolores will be on Friday July 26, 2013 from 3 PM until 8 PM at Fuller Funeral Home, 190 Buffalo Street Extension, Canandaigua, New York. A funeral mass will be held at St. Bridget’s Church in Bloomfield on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 11 am. In lieu of flowers donations in Dolores’s memory may be made to St. Bridget’s Cemetery Association, 2 Church Street, Bloomfield, New York 14469 or to a Charity of Donor’s Choice.