Dorothy Elizabeth Rayner

1919 - 2007  (88 years)

• Name	Dorothy Elizabeth Rayner  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	21 Apr 1919	Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 May 2007	Broadus, Powder River, Montana, USA   [2, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I10504	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Lee Herron Rayner,   b. 2 Oct 1891, Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Jan 1954, Mountain View, Stillwater, Montana, USA (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann Henning,   b. 6 Jul 1900, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Feb 1937, Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana, USA (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	3 Jun 1918	Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA   [5, 13]
  Family ID	F3664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dale Edwards,   b. 12 Nov 1910, Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA d. 18 Aug 1973, Broadus, Powder River, Montana, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1939	Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA   [5, 7, 8]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Debra Ann Edwards,   b. 16 Feb 1952, Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA d. 5 May 1960, Broadus, Powder River, Montana, USA (Age 8 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   5. Living   6. Living   7. Larry Edwards,   b. Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F3679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Apr 1919 - Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA Marriage - 22 May 1939 - Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA Death - 7 May 2007 - Broadus, Powder River, Montana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Dorothy Elizabeth Rayner Edwards From her obituary
  	Dorothy Elizabeth Rayner Edwards Obituary

  
  

• Sources

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