NAME: JERRY DON RAINS, AGE 59, A DIBOLL, TX AREA RESIDENT AND FORMER BENTLEY-ATOKA CO. AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 7, 1945 AT BENTLEY, OK TO ROBERT AND RUBY (HOGAN) RAINS.

PASSED AWAY: MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 2, 2004 AT THE KINGWOOD MEDICAL CENTER IN KINGWOOD, TX. AGE: 59 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS.

EDUCATION: JERRY ATTENDED BENTLEY AND ATOKA SCHOOLS AND WAS A GRADUATE OF ATOKA HIGH SCHOOL. HE LATER ATTENDED MANY MECHANIC CLASSES AND RECEIVED CERTIFICATION.

MARRIED: SANDRA ELIZABETH SMITH ON MARCH 6, 1981 AT TYLER, TX.

OCCUPATION: JERRY WORKED A NUMBER OF YEARS AS A BRIDGE INSPECTOR FOR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS HE WAS EMPLOYED BY INTEGRATED AIRLINE SYSTEM IN HOUSTON, TX AS A MECHANIC.

CHURCH AFFILIATION: JERRY WAS A BAPTIST.

HE LOVED FISHING, HUNTING, AND HIS DOGS. HE ALSO ENJOYED COOKING CAJUN FOOD FOR HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

SURVIVED BY

WIFE: SANDRA RAINS OF THE HOME AT DIBOLL, TX.

CHILDREN: KEITH RAINS OF DIBOLL, TX. RONNIE MIZE AND WIFE MARY OF LUFKIN, TX. KERRY RAINS AND WIFE CLAUDIA OF HOUSTON, TX. TIM REYNOLDS AND WIFE MANDY OF DIBOLL, TX. DAVID RAINS AND WIFE KATHY OF LIVINGSTON, TX. TAMMY THOMPSON AND HUSBAND ALTON OF DIBOLL, TX.

9 GRANDCHILDREN.

BROTHERS: R. C. JUNIOR RAINS AND WIFE INAIS OF BENTLEY, OK. LOYD RAINS AND WIFE PEGGY OF OKLAHOMA CITY GARY RAINS AND WIFE JAN OF DALLAS,TX

SISTERS: CLARA TOMLINSON OF BENTLEY, OK. IRMA LEE STIMMIE AND HUSBAND JAY OF OKLAHOMA CITY WILMA SORRELLS AND HUSBAND JACK OF BENTLEY, OK. SHIRLEY MOBBS AND HUSBAND ROY OF BENTLEY, OK.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY

PARENTS: BOB AND RUBY RAINS. BROTHER: CARL RAINS.

DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2004 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH ~ BENTLEY, OK.

INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK.

OFFICIATING: REV. REX WILLIAMS. ASSISTING: REV. JOHN HOWARD.

CASKETBEARERS: KEITH RAINS, TIM REYNOLDS, KERRY RAINS, DAVID RAINS, TIM KEITH, JOSH RAINS.

HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: RONNIE MIZE, ALTON THOMPSON, EDDIE HORTON, JAMES RAINS.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD IN DIBOLL, TX AT THE DIBOLL CHURCH OF CHRIST ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2004 AT 10:00 AM TO EXTEND COMFORT TO HIS LOCAL FRIENDS AND FAMILY