Rayfield Coles, was the second child born to the late Blanche Coles

Johnson and the late Rayfield Butler. He was born on July 21, 1952 in

Baltimore, Maryland. He departed his life on April 12, 2019.

Rayfield, lovingly known as "Bae Ray or Ray" attend Baltimore City

Public Schools named Charles Hampton Senior High School (181).

Ray at a young age receive Christ and was baptized by Reverend Carter.

As a teenager/adult Ray worked at Praeses Bakery. He also had a

passion for interior and exterior landscaping craftsman and painting.

Bae Ray performed and finished each job wholeheartedly with love and

paSSIOn.

A very special one ofBae Ray's past life things to do was drink his beer

and soda while sitting or just hanging in the 1700 block of Calhoun

Street with his friends.

Rayfield grown up in the 70's, 80's and present, he would spend hours

enjoying music, gambling, roller skating and partying with his family

and friends. Fie was a sharp dresser, fun loving, kind-hearted, outspo-

ken, but a little feisty at times. But he was unconditionally loved by

everyone who met him. Ray touch the lives of many people young and

~d. .

He was preceded in death by his mother, Blanche Coles Johnson; father,

Rayfield Butler; daughter, Raeseanda Coles; nephew, Joseph Pitts; one

niece, Monica Coles; four aunts, Gloria, Marjorie, Heilda and Teresa

and for uncles, Raymond, Howard, James, and Payton.

He leaves to cherish in his memory: son, Rayfield Coles (sons mother,

late Paulette Blackwell) daughter mother Pandora Reeses Banes; three

grandkids, Amoria, Zoe and Quante; sister, Dolline Coles (kids, Stanton,

Mark, Patrice/Maurice Ellison and Latrice/Demond Robinson); brother,

Eric/Angie Coles (kids, Eric, Keisha, Tasha, Erica Edes, Sean/Renee

Coles Tyjuan Coles and Khia Coles and a host of other family and

friends, nieces and nephews, special friends, Gregory, Kevin, Stickes

and AI.