Robert D. Rainey

PERRY - Robert D. Rainey, 82, died Tuesday December 24, 2002 in his home after battling with cancer. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, December 27, 2002 at Perry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6 - 7:30 PM, Thursday, December 26, 2002 at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home .

Mr. Rainey was a native of Turner County, the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Rainey and Selma (Cleghorn) Rainey. He retired from Civil Service in 1980 with 39 years of service and later worked for Ace Hardware in Perry for 10 years. He was a member of Perry United Methodist Church and the Howell Cobb Sunday School Class. Mr. Rainey was preceded in death by sons, Robert Franklin Rainey (1980) and Daniel Crawford Rainey (1986). He was also preceded in death by sisters, Mae Ashley and Ruby Ware; and brothers, John and Harry Rainey.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Bernice Spell Rainey; children, Mary Ann Hill and her husband, Hugh of Perry, Michael Roy Rainey and his wife, Dora of Lawrenceville, and William Wren Rainey and his wife, Paige Dawson Rainey of Hawkinsville; sisters, Norma Austin and Verlon McHugh; a brother, David Charles Rainey, all of Ashburn; 13 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Ashburn, % David Rainey, 536 Grand Street, Ashburn, GA 31714.