Chesterfield- Robert Dale "Bobby" Rayner, Sr. went to be with the LORD December 19th, 2015. Born in Hopewell on December 3rd, 1960, Bobby grew up in the Woodlawn area with family all around. A lifelong member of Nazareth Lutheran Church, he loved to go fishing with his father. He was a truck driver with many friends far and wide, a large equipment operator and he loved his Mustangs and his dog Sandy. Bobby passed in his home in Chesterfield on December 19th from unknown causes. He was predeceased by his loving mother, Mary Alice Campbell Rayner.

Survived by his father, William Aaron Rayner, Sr., Siblings, Mary Julia "Judy" Reidmiller (Lee), William Aaron Rayner, Jr, (Susan), Carol Anne Rayner Harris (Rick). His children, Michelle Rayner, Robert Dale Rayner, Jr., and Brandon Ray Rayner, his ex-wife, Donna Rayner Massey, stepson Matthew Albright, and stepdaughter, Tracey Housand (Luke). Grandchildren, Jaysen Clark Sorrell, Jr., Cheyanne Allison Catherine Whittman, and Wayland Housand, numerous nieces and nephews, and a very close friend, Brent Watkins.

A service will be held Monday, January 4th, 2016, at 11 AM at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Hopewell, located on the corner of 20th and Grant Streets. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to help with Bobby's final expenses through Wright Funeral Home, 206 West Fourth Avenue, Franklin, VA 23851, (757)-562-4144.www.wrightfuneralhome.org