John Darnell
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To an angel
You were your moms heart, hopes and dreams, your dads everything and your brother and sisters pain in the butt. Even still they loved you very much. You will be missed and loved
In Loving Memory of
Rayleigh Ann Bloyd
June 8, 2018 – July 27, 2023
Lived 5 years
Meadow View Cemetery · Lafayette, Indiana
“I see the moon and the moon sees me, And the moon see some body I want to see, God bless the moon and god bless me, And god bless the somebody I want to see” - unknown
Life story
Rayleigh Ann Bloyd born to Tracy A Bondurant and Nathan Bloyd on June 8, 2018 and came from a blended family were she had brothers and sisters from both her mothers previous marriage and her fathers previous marriage. While she had a very big family, they all loved each other very much.
From the start, Rayleigh was always rambunctious and so smart for being her age. She taught everyone how to love again, after losing Trenton James Ray ( her first cousin) in 2017. There was never a dull moment with her. She loved to spend time with everyone in her family and let everyone know who was the boss. She loved trucks, especially our first truck, “Hank” and her “Dede’s” truck and getting dirty.
She loved watching “Men Men” (Two and a half men) with her daddy and loved sending her mommy to bed on Saturday nights, as those were her and daddy nights. She was also her mommy’s best friend, she was always with her mommy.
She was a lover. She loved all her siblings. She loved her dogs. She loved her parents. She loved being outside and playing in the pool for hours on end. She loved her McDonalds. She loved getting her way. She loved going shopping, whether at Walmart, Target, Goodwill, etc. She loved talking.
There wasn’t a time that Rayleigh didn’t light up the room with her presence. As her father describes her best. “She developed into a character from about age 1. She was opinionated, sassy, and bossy. She was an entertainer, had a vivid imagination and loved to play with her Barbies and Legos. She was sweet, smart and funny. She loves us all most of the time, but if she didn't get her way, look out! I'm devastated at not getting to see what she would grow up to be. She loved Maddie's soccer games. Maybe soccer. She loved coloring, chalk and painting. Maybe an artist. She loved her iPad, maybe a digital creator (whatever that is ..). I think that pretty much sums her up. She loved. “
As you can tell this beautiful young daughter/sister was the light of the room. She filled their house with joy, happiness and laughter and she always loved.
Even though she wasn’t with us long, if you knew her she definitely would have put a smile on your face with her charismatic smile and glow on her cheeks.
You will be miss little angel. Fly high and catch those butterflies. Go see your “grandpa”.
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2018
Born June 8
2019
Rayleigh was 1 when "Old Town Road" spent a record 19 weeks at number one
2021
Rayleigh was 3 when the James Webb Space Telescope was launched
2022
Rayleigh was 4 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away July 27, age 5
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