Schley-Marion County GaArchives Obituaries.....B.T. Rainey, M.D. October 8 1958
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Ledger-Inquirer Columbus Oct 8, 1958

The Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus, Ga. October 8, 1958

Dr. Rainey Dies at Home

Buena Vista, Ga. - Dr. B.T. Rainey, 71, died Friday afternoon at his residence, 
after an illness of several years.
       Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Buena Vista, 
with the Rev. W.M. Moore officiating. Burial will be in Ellaville Cemetery, 
Ellaville.
       Dr. Rainey was born February 2, 1889, the son of the late R.M. Rainey 
and Edna Peacock Rainey. He graduated from Ellaville schools and the Atlanta 
School of Medical, which later became a part of Emory University.
       He was married to the former Imogene Sears of Ellaville in 1911. Dr. 
Rainey had been a practicing physician 45 years in Marion and surrounding 
counties.
       Dr. Rainey was the doctor at the birth of more than 4,000 babies and 
only two mothers died of causes relating to child birth.
       Dr. and Mrs. Rainey celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary August 2.
       When Dr. Rainey started practicing he drove a horse and buggy on his 
rounds. After he adopted the automobile, he broke his arm cranking his first 
Model T Ford, and later lost an eye while attending to a leaking radiator.
       The Marion County physician practiced more than 40 years with one good 
eye. His patients called his good eye his X-ray eye, because he seemed to have 
the capability of looking at the patient and telling what was wrong without 
extensive examination.
       During much of his practice, he was the only doctor in Marion County and 
according to Dr. Rainey, his office hours were "all day and all night."
       Many local honors have been bestowed upon the elderly physician in 
recent years and there are numerous children throughout the county with the 
first name "Rainey."
       Survivors include his wife; a son, B.T. Rainey, Jr., Dublin; a sister, 
Mrs. Henry Wiggins, Americus; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and 
several nieces and nephews.



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