Nina Walden Rayfield

Biography

Nina Walden Rayfield Thomson, Ga. - Mrs. Nina Brooks Walden Rayfield, 90 of Ware Street entered into rest July 21, 2010 at Thomson Health and Rehabilitation. She was the beloved wife of Cleo Q. Rayfield and the late Robert H. Walden. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, July 23, 2010 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Dwayne Hooven and Eddie Whidby officiating. Interment will follow at Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be grandsons, grandson-in-laws and a great-grandson. Mrs. Nina Walden Rayfield was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Claude L. Brooks and the late Ethel Cason Brooks. She was retired owner and operator of the Walden House Florist in Thomson. She was affectionately referred to as "Mama Nina" by her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and countless children who's care was entrusted to her by their parents. She also enjoyed baking cakes and cooking. Mrs. Rayfield was a member of Shoals Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Cleo Q. Rayfield of Thomson, Georgia; son, Brooks Walden and wife Bunnie of Thomson, Georgia; daughters, Betty Walker and husband Luckey of N. Augusta, SC, Lynne Radford (the late John Radford) of Athens, Georgia; step-children, Karen Auvenshine of Martinez, Georgia, Mike Rayfield of Atlanta, Georgia; brother, Johnny C. Brooks, sister, Doris B. Rooks; sister-in-law, Jackie S. Brooks all of Thomson, Georgia; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lona B. Land and a brother, Enoch J. Brooks. Memorials may be made to the Shoals Primitive Baptist Church c/o Donald Brewer 4091 Ansley Rd. Warrenton, Georgia 30828. The family wishes to express their grateful appreciation to Dr. Susan Land and the caregivers of Thomson Health and Rehabilitation. Please visit www.beggsfuneralhome.net to sign the family's personal guestbook. Friends may call at the residence 634 Ware Street Thomson, Georgia or from 10 until 11 a.m. Friday, July 23, 2010 at BEGGS FUNERAL HOME 799 COBBHAM ROAD THOMSON, GA. 30824 (706) 595-4100