Billy Wayne Mayfield

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, at 12:30 p.m. at Collier-Butler Chapel. The Revs. Taylor Gallman and Harris Hand will officiate. Interment will follow at Whiton Cemetery. Collier-Butler Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Mayfield graduated from Geraldine High School in 1947. He worked at the Steel Plant, second shift, while attending college at Jacksonville State University, where he received his B.S., and went on to receive his A.A. from the University of Alabama. After graduation, he taught junior high school at Disque Junior High School for two years, then served as principal at Dwight Elementary School. He worked at Coca Cola Company in public relations for five years. Mr. Mayfield served as Etowah County Assistant Superintendent and retired with Gadsden City as Assistant Superintendent with 38 years of service. He was the Federal Project Director for both county and city systems. He also taught night classes at Gadsden State. Mr. Mayfield was President of Teachers Credit Union, and a member of ACSAS, Southern Association of College and Schools for many years. He was a member of Bellevue United Methodist Church and served as a Sunday School teacher and various areas within the church. Mr. Mayfield was a wonderful, caring and loving husband, father and Paw Paw. He loved unconditionally and was loved by many. He will be greatly missed.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Hosea Oliver and Dallas Delona Sims Mayfield; and brothers, Marion Mayfield and Jack Mayfield.

Mr. Mayfield is survived by his wife of 61 years, Bonnie Rains Mayfield; children, Kimberly Mayfield and Kathy Lynn (Zack) Kisor; grandchildren, Timothy Andrew Norris, Kathryn Elise Heald, Ashley Appleton, and great-grandson, Bentley Cole Appleton; brother, Jimmy (Genelle) Mayfield.

Pallbearers will be grandson, Andrew Norris, Jason Mayfield, Steve Arrington, Kris Bishop, Paul Mayfield and Bobby Mayfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cancer Research, M.S. Research, or Bellevue United Methodist Church.

The family will receive friends for visitation Thursday from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service.

Now that I am gone,

remember me with smiles and laughter.

and if you need to cry, cry with your brother

who walks in grief beside you.

And when you need me,

Put your arms around anyone

and give to them what you need to give to me.

There are so many who need so much.

I want to leave you something-

something much better than words or sounds.

Look for me in the people I've known

or helped in some special way.

Let me live in your heart

as well as in your mind.

You can love me most

by letting your love reach out to our loved ones,

by embracing them and living in their love.

Love does not die, people do.

So, when all that's left of me is love,

give me away as best you can.

- Author Unknown

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