Timothy Raye Mayfield was born on September 23, 1950 in Dallas, Texas to the parentage of Will Thomas and Helen Marie Mayfield.  He was raised in a loving family, the fourth of seven children.  He was a 1969 graduate of James Madison High School in Dallas, Texas. The Mayfield family united with the Mount Moriah Church family under the late Pastor B.F. Briggs where Tim was baptized and served alongside his family and friends.

Tim's employment record spans over 30 years of service. He had since retired, yet he continued to work part-time.

On June 27, 1980, Tim wed his wife of 38 years, Claudine Williams.

Tim was a loving son, loving husband, loving dad, loving brother, loving grandfather, loving uncle, and friend.

Tim was preceded in death by his father Will T. Mayfield, mother, Helen Mayfield, brother John Hinton, and stepson Kirk Thursby.

Those who remain to celebrate his life and legacy include: his loving wife Claudine Mayfield; two daughters: Tracy Mayfield-Edwards and Sherrian Mayfield Parham; one stepson: Keith Thursby; siblings: LaValle Hinton, Toney (Mary) Hinton, Noel Mayfield, Kathryn Mayfield and Paulette Mayfield; nine grandchildren: Elisheva, Khennadi, Aerin, Trace, Xavier, Devonte', Honesty, Octavia Lafayette and a host of other relatives and friends.