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Kimberley Raffield Obituary
Kim was a loving mother, wife, daughter and most of all a very caring person.
She always put her family and friends first. If anyone was ever in need, she was always there for them. She was an avid outdoorsman. She loved hunting, fishing and caring for the environment God created for our enjoyment. She was always looking for the positive in all things. She was known as one of the best in the charter business for booking new clients and retaining them. This was due to her will to make sure those who fished with their fleet were happy and enjoyed their trip.
Kim loved spending her free time in the woods working on the hunting lease. When she was working, she worked for the sake of her family, not for what she could have. She was the kind of person that would give you the shirt off of her back or her last dollar.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Capt. Leveral Raffield, sons, Capt. Cody.
Raffield of Family Tradition, Capt. Clarence Raffield, daughter, Crystal Raffield, step-son, Capt. Nick Raffield. She considered Matt Gross one of her own as well. She is survived by her mother, Stella Viola Cain, sister, Carol McAdam (Mike), special mother-in-law, Madeline Raffield, her uncle, Choyce Pate (Vera), aunt, Barbara Johnson, brothers-in-law, George Raffield, Richard Raffield (Terri), Ronald Raffield, and Ricky Raffield (Kaitlyn), sisters-in-law, Diane Raffield, Teresa Barber (Eric), Joanne Gilmore (Daren) and Edith Bownell (James), and a host of other loving relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home with Reverend James Brogdon officiating.
Interment will follow at Callaway Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Capt. Brad Bradley, Capt. Mark Maritone, Capt. Matt Gross, Capt. Ricky Raffield, John Law, Jerrett Everrett, Chuck Ayers and Tim Westbrook.
The family will receive friends 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the funeral home.
Plans for an annual benefit fishing tournament in Kim's name to help others less fortunate is being planned and will be announced at a later date.
Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or expressed at www.kentforestlawn.com
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Panama City, Fla. 32405
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Memories and Condolences
for Kimberley Raffield
Carol McAdam
June 15, 2011
Kim,I will miss you and I did Love you so much
Now you will no the truth as you are an Angle watching over all of us
Love You, Sis
Carol McAdam
June 8, 2011
Kim I have Always Loved You and will miss you.Now you will know the truth as you are an angle watching over everyone
Love you Sis
Ann Tomlin/Henry
June 1, 2011
Leveral my prayers and thoughts go out to you and the family during this time. You all are in my prayers.....
B.J. McBride
June 1, 2011
My thoughts and prayers are with you guys. I think about you all everyday.I will never forget the fun times we have had in Macon county.Kim truly is a great person and will be missed!!!!!!!!!
Sybilene Lanzone
May 31, 2011
Leveral, Cody, Clarence, Crystal, Matt & Family, Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this sad and difficult time. Mike & Syb Lanzone
Johnny Paul
May 31, 2011
Leveral my thoughts and prayers are with you during these sad times, Kim was a great wife, mother and friend.
Willie & Tracy Roberts
May 30, 2011
Leveral & Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Kim was such a loving person who cherished her family. She always had room at her table for others and treated them as if they were her own. She will be dearly missed.
Suzy Despard
May 30, 2011
Kim Raffield was like a mother to me! I recently moved in with the Raffield's back in December. Ever since then, Kim had treated me as if I were one of her own!Me and Crystal have grown very close throughout this time, and I will be here for her every step of the way, as well as my fiance Cody, Leveral and Clarence! Kim was a very hardworking person,whom wanted everyone to work hard and succeed! I admired her in many ways! I just hope to be able to fill some of her BIG SHOES!! I Love You Kim and I'll see you again one day<3
Viola cain
May 30, 2011
Kim my Precious Baby.WE had a very specious Bond.As I have told you, You were a great mother and wife always there for us ,The Lord is helping me be strong for our family.Until
we can be together again . I LOVED YOU SO MUCH MOM
Linda Husband
May 29, 2011
What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch, we may not understand why Kim left this earth so soon, or why she left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that she died, but that Kim lived. And that her life gave us memories too beautiful to forget.
My memories of her are of a compassionate, caring mother...involved in her children's educaton...
Ryan Nelson
May 29, 2011
Hey Crystal I'm so sorry about your mom and the accident.
Your friend Ryan Nelson
Jerry & Leslie
May 29, 2011
Our thoughts and prays are with you and all of your family. Kim will be deeply missed. May God be with you in this time of need.
Jerry and Carol Kelley
May 29, 2011
We send our condolences to you, the kids, and the entire family.
cindy crews
May 29, 2011
my heart goes out to the family of kim. a soul mate and mother is someone who can never be replaced. you are all in my thoughts and prayers,
Charles Culpepper
May 29, 2011
May GOD hold you tight as you look down on your Loving Family and friends. We will miss you ,and miss seeing you in the woods during hunting season.You will always be in our thoughts and prayers. Save us a big one in the big hunting grounds in the sky.
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