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Rayburn graduated in 1962 from Bogalusa High School. He attended Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond but did not graduate. When he was not sheriff, Rayburn was state steward for the Louisiana Racing Commission. He also was a [[horse]] trainer and worked for a time for the Office of Rural Development and the B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Institute in Washington Parish.<ref>Statement of Benjamin Avery "Benjy" Rayburn of Denham Springs, Louisiana, April 2008.</ref>
Rayburn graduated in 1962 from Bogalusa High School. He attended Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond but did not graduate. When he was not sheriff, Rayburn was state steward for the Louisiana Racing Commission. He also was a [[horse]] trainer and worked for a time for the Office of Rural Development and the B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Institute in Washington Parish.<ref>Statement of Benjamin Avery "Benjy" Rayburn of Denham Springs, Louisiana, April 2008.</ref>
Rayburn died of a heart attack near Franklinton, the seat of government for Washington Parish. He was married to the former Cidette Lewis and was the father of one son, Benjamin Avery "Benjy" Rayburn (wife: Michelle) of Denham Springs in Livingston Parish. He had two grandchildren. He was predeceased by his mother, Hazel Blanchard Rayburn (1918–2001) and younger son, Robert B. "Robby" Rayburn (July 14, 1972 – March 25, 2000). Services were held at Annunciation [[Roman Catholic]] Church in Bogalusa. Interment was at Palestine Cemetery in Washington Parish, where his father, "Sixty" Rayburn and son are buried.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.webfh.com/?fh_id=10868|publisher=Gray Funeral Home|title= Benjamin Burras Rayburn, Jr.; no longer on-line}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neworleanschurches.com/annuncboga/Annuncbogalusa.htm|title=Annunciation Catholic Church, Bogalusa|website=www.neworleanschurches.com|accessdate=May 9, 2019}}</ref>
Rayburn died of a heart attack near Franklinton, the seat of government for Washington Parish. He was married to the former Cidette Lewis and was the father of one son, Benjamin Avery "Benjy" Rayburn (wife: Michelle) of Denham Springs in Livingston Parish. He had two grandchildren. He was predeceased by his mother, Hazel Blanchard Rayburn (1918–2001) and younger son, Robert B. "Robby" Rayburn (July 14, 1972 – March 25, 2000). Services were held at Annunciation [[Roman Catholic]] Church in Bogalusa. Interment was at Palestine Cemetery in Washington Parish, where his father, "Sixty" Rayburn and son are also buried.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.webfh.com/?fh_id=10868|publisher=Gray Funeral Home|title= Benjamin Burras Rayburn, Jr.; no longer on-line}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neworleanschurches.com/annuncboga/Annuncbogalusa.htm|title=Annunciation Catholic Church, Bogalusa|website=www.neworleanschurches.com|accessdate=May 9, 2019}}</ref>
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