MARION COUNTY, GA - HISTORY   Dr. B.T. Rainey

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Dr. B.T. Rainey Honored By Writer

The following article appeared in Valley Echoes daily column by
Tom Sellers Columbus Ledger  about October 16, 1958

"Along the back road of the Valley, few people have left their
mark for good as plainly as the old country doctors. They are a
vanishing breed now, but their deeds - and their names - will
live long after they are gone.

"Over in Buena Vista, a stranger was looking through school
records the other day and noted that children bore the given
name "Boyce", "Tucker", and "Rainey" with uncommon regularity.
Investigation showed that they all had been delivered by Dr.
Boyce Tucker Rainey, a practicing physician in that area for 45
years.

"Dr. Rainey, a tall gentleman kept trace of "his babies"
through 3,726 deliveries then he just quit counting. That was
twelve years ago.

"Most of the 4,000-odd youngest, he has helped into the world
were born at home, many in the same house where their mothers
and fathers first saw the light. But in all the years, Dr.
Rainey has lost only two mothers in childbirth.

"Because of their love for the doctor, scores of families have
honored him by naming a child for him.

"But recently a young man appeared on the scene who came by the
title for another reason. He was the doctor's brand new great-
grandson, Boyce Tucker Rainey IV of Leesburg, Fla."

"Despite a recent illness, Dr. Rainey still gets calls - day
and night - and faithfully answers them. Many of his patients
are indigent, with no money to pay him, but this makes no
difference. And he has given much of his material substance
away during the long years of service.

"He may be a poor businessman but Dr. Rainey is a great
physician: his work has had its reward in the hearts of the
people.

And after all, how can you put cash value on sturdy men and
women, OR on a life saved.