#Last record Tested Good
       
$stmt = "SELECT * FROM ( 
   SELECT * FROM users 
   WHERE $searchfield <= ? AND $searchfield >= ? 
   ORDER BY $searchfield DESC LIMIT 1 ) sub
ORDER BY $searchfield ASC"; 

#example lastname 
   SELECT * FROM ( 
   SELECT * FROM users 
   WHERE lastname >='z%' AND lastname >= 'a%'
   ORDER BY user_id DESC LIMIT 1 ) sub
   ORDER BY lastname ASC #Works fine hard coded 

##</code><code>##

   SELECT * FROM ( 
   SELECT * FROM users 
   WHERE lastname <='z%' AND lastname >= 'a%'
   ORDER BY user_id DESC LIMIT 1 ) sub
   ORDER BY lastname ASC

##</code><code>##

SELECT * FROM users 
ORDER BY lastname DESC
LIMIT 1