Obituaries:  Roy A. Rains, Sabine, Natchitoches Parish       R-520
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Sep 29, 1977
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Roy A. Rains

  Roy A. Rains, 82, of Shreveport, died at 9:15 p.m., Saturday,
Sept. 24, in Willis-Knighton Hospital, after a long illness.

  The Marthaville native had resided in Shreveport since 1942. He
was a retired salesman. A World War I veteran, he held
memberships in the Veterans of World War I, and the American
Legion.

  Funeral services were at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, in the Osborn
Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. D. L. Dykes, pastor of First United
Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Forest Park
Cemetery.

  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Sarah Rains; a son, William M.
Rains of Houston, Tex.; three brothers, Ray J. Rains of
Marthaville, Hoyt E. Rains, and Rolly R. Rains, both of
Shreveport; and a sister, Mrs. Vera R. Curry, also of Shreveport.

  Pallbearers were Lee Goven, Harold Raines, Perry Montgomery, Don
Ware, Herbert Sibley, Earl Dyson, and W. L. Moore.