Rayfield Moshure

Rayfield A. Moshure, age 78, of Mt. Carroll, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at FHN Hospital, Freeport. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Cremation will follow the service and burial of ashes will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday August 31, 2009 at the Funeral Home.Rayfield was born December 16, 1930 in Chicago, the son of Richard and Ella (Hovorka) Moshure. While in his teens, his family moved from Chicago to Mt. Carroll. He is a 1949 graduate of the Mt. Carroll High School. On December 2, 1951, Rayfield married Alice Elizabeth Walter in Lanark.Rayfield worked with his family operating Moshure’s Auto Rebuilding in Mt. Carroll for many years. Their company slogan was “If You Want a Friend, Be One”. Rayfield had fond memories of operating the projector at the Mt. Carroll Movie Theatre while in high school. He had also worked for Pinkerton Security. He was a member of the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church, the Mt. Carroll Volunteer Fire Department and a past member of the Savanna Moose Lodge. Rayfield enjoyed spending time with family and friends in Mt. Carroll.Rayfield will be dearly missed by two sons, Arthur (Linda) Moshure of Freeport and Jerry (Jeanne) Moshure of Camanche, Iowa; fifteen grandchildren; six great grandchildren; two brothers, Ralph (Florence) Moshure and Gene (Judy) Moshure, both of Mt. Carroll; and a sister, Vivian (Dick) Rycus of Portland, Oregon. Rayfield is preceded in death by his wife and both parents.