Raymond Sanford Colburn

RAYMOND SANFORD COLBURN, age 85 of Brent, entered into eternal rest on March 11, 2025. He was born in Perry County, AL on March 10, 1940; the son of the late Herbert Colburn and the late Julia McDonald Colburn.

He was a former steel worker.

He is survived by: Devoted Wife of 64 years, Betty Colburn; Daughter, Wanda (Howard) Yeager; Son, Ray Colburn; Son, Randy Colburn; Grandchildren: Crystal (Scott) Ross, Dustin (Caitlin) Yeager, Cliff Colburn, Brandy Colburn, Misty Colburn, Dalton Colburn, Corey Colburn, and Derrick Colburn; 12 Great Grandchildren; Brother, Charles (Doreen) Colburn; Sister, Peggy Smith; Sister, Judy Martin; and several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by: Parents, Herbert and Julia Colburn; Brother, Robert Colburn; Sister, Claudine Jackson; Sister, Pauline Duncan; and Sister, Faye Gann.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 17, 2025 at 10:00am from the Chapel of Ellison Memorial Funeral Home in Clanton with Rev. Sam Houston officiating.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

Burial will follow in the Pineland Memorial Park in Centreville, AL.

Pallbearers will be Randy Colburn, Cliff Colburn, Dustin Yeager, Dalton Colburn, Scott Ross, Brock Colburn, Robert Duncan, and Brandy Colburn. Grandsons and Great Grandsons will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Final care and arrangements entrusted to the Ellison Memorial Funeral Home of Clanton, AL.

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