Obituaries:  Thomas Hoot Rains, Sabine Parish       R-520
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 16, 1991
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Thomas Hoot Rains (Photo)

  Services were conducted at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home
Chapel in Shreveport, for Thomas Hoot Rains, age 77, of
Shreveport, on Tuesday, October 15, at 2 p.m. Officiating was
Bro. Wayne Fussell of Midway Church of Christ, where Mr. Rains
was a member. Interment followed at Centuries Memorial Park
Cemetery. He entered into rest on Saturday, October 12, at his
residence, after a lengthy illness.

  Mr. Rains was a native of Many, and lived in Shreveport for 46
years. He was the retired owner of the Hoots Trading Post, and
was active for many years as a car salesman in the Shreveport
area. Mr. Rains was a well-known recording artist, and a former
member of the Louisiana Hayride. He was a vocalist and steel
guitar player for the team of "Hoot and Curley", and the Slim
Whitman Band. Since he was a master steel guitarist,
appropriately, his steel guitar is on display at the Louisiana
Country Music Museum at the Rebel Park in Marthaville. He was a
member of the Leesville Lodge #240 F. & A.M., the El Karuba
Temple Shrine, Shreveport Lodge, and the Mithra Grotto.

  Mr. Rains was preceded in death by his parents, Alice and
Jostlyn Rains; one grandson, Jostlyn Hilton; and three sisters,
and three brothers. He is survived by his wife of 55 years,
Armalee "Babe" Rains; two daughters, Mary Alice Hilton and
husband Lee, and Theresa Gail Walton and husband Rodney; two
sisters, Irene Rains Fletcher, and Nettie Niemann; five
grandchildren, Wade Ozment, ? "Robin", and Daelene Hilton, and
Jason, and Chad Walton, and one great grandson, Jared Hilton, all
of Shreveport. He is also survived by numerous nieces and
nephews, and many loved ones.

  Pallbearers were Bill Kelly, Harold Cooper, Wayne Waller, Don
Farrar, Billy Walden, and Ernie Davis.

  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Shriners
Hospital for crippled children, or the Midway Church of Christ
building Fund, in memory of Mr. Rains.