Raylene T. McCreery

Raylene T. McCreery, 63, surrounded by her family, passed away on November 11, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. She was born February 6, 1961 in Muncie, Indiana to Minnie Frances and Raymond Thornburgh. She graduated from Greenfield Central High School and attended Indiana University, Indianapolis, enrolled in Library Sciences. She married Terry McCreery August 19, 1978. Raylene chose to become a stay at home mother when her children were born, and she made that her full time vocation. After the boys were in school she worked for the Greenfield Public Library for 10 years. She then became the librarian at Calvary Christian School, where she worked for 20 years. Raylene always saw the best in everyone, and continually tried to be a help and friend to anyone who needed it. Raylene was a faithful member of Calvary Tabernacle Church for 30 years. She taught Sunday School and was a member of the Calvary Tabernacle Video team for over 15 years. For a very long time, she was “Camera 2”. Raylene loved to spend time with her family, garden, bake, practice guitars, host holiday dinners, and travel. She stood on the Great Wall of China, flew in a helicopter over an erupting volcano in Hawaii, toured the home of Mozart in Salzburg, Austria, visited the grave of an uncle in the Normandy American Cemetery in France, sailed through Glacier Bay National Park and watched salmon run in Ketchikan, Alaska, kissed the Blarney Stone in Ireland, visited the port city where Terry’s family left Ireland from, when emigrating to America, and visited many more wonderful places throughout the years. Visitation will be Sunday, November 17, 2024 from 3:00 p.m. until the time of service at 7:00 p.m. at Calvary Tabernacle, 902 Fletcher Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana and burial will be Monday, November 18, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Park Cemetery in Greenfield, Indiana. Raylene is survived by her husband of 46 years, Terry, who loved her dearly; sons, Jonathan and Aaron; daughter-in-law, Amber; granddaughters, Bailee and Savanah McCreery; brother, Bruce Thornburgh (Becky); sisters, Diana Thornburgh, Rhonda Thorpe, and Valerie Dentel (Shawn); along with many nieces and nephews. Final care and arrangements are entrusted to Shirley Brothers Washington Memorial Chapel.

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Raylene T. McCreery

February 6, 1961 - November 11, 2024