Obituaries: Alvin W. Rains, Sabine Parish R-520 Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 2, 1986 Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck carlrad@earthlink.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Alvin W. Rains Services for Mr. Alvin W. Rains, 78, of Shreveport, were held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 28, at Wellman Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Leon Williams, associate pastor of Highland Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was at Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Rains, a lifelong resident of Shreveport, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 1985, at Autumn Leaves Nursing Home, after a brief illness. He was born in Marthaville. Mr. Rains was a cab driver, and was a veteran. He is survived by one daughter, Melva Fairfield of Huber Heights, Ohio; four brothers; one sister; two grandchildren; one great grandchild.