Preston John Raynie 1939 - 2017

LEMONDS, RAYNIE, ANDERSON

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/21/2017 at 02:19:56

Sioux City Journal
22 May 2017

Preston John Raynie, 77, of Sioux City, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa, died Saturday, May 20, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital.

Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden, Iowa. Burial with military rites will follow in Grace Hill Cemetery at Hawarden. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. Condolences may be sent to www.porterfuneralhomes.com.

Preston John Raynie was born June 26, 1939, in Hawarden, Iowa, the son of Doyle and Erva (Lemonds) Raynie. He graduated from Marathon (Iowa) High School in 1957. He served in the U.S. Army prior to his marriage to Diana Anderson on June 24, 1967. They made their home in Sioux City, where he was employed as a currier for Cloverleaf Cold Storage for over 30 years.

Preston enjoyed square dancing, talking on his ham radio, and his cat "Whiskers." He worked on his family genealogy and put together a family tree book for all family members.

Survivors include his wife, Diana; two brothers, Byron and wife, Candice of Thornton, Colo., and Marlin of Hawarden; a sister, Linda Berry and husband, John of Arvada, Colo.; and two nieces, Amber (Gregor) Mozet and their daughter, Marie and Holly (Etan) Funches and their son, Ellington.

Preston was preceded in death by his parents.

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to the June E. Nylen Cancer Center in Sioux City.