Obit of Gaines, Taft H - Bryan County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips  <okarchives@comcast.net>    10 Jun 2007
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TAFT H. GAINES Daddy passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2006. He was 
not alone when he passed and I believe he was met with open arms of 
those who loved him and had passed before him. He was born on August 
8, 1930, to Charles and Bertie Gaines in Caddo, Oklahoma. He met and 
married Dessie Jones in 1947. They met in a place that he was playing 
music. Music was a big part of who he was but it was something he did 
just for the love of music itself. In 1958, we moved to Auberry where 
he worked at the sawmill. He worked at different places over the 
years, as far away as West Yellowstone, Montana, returning to Auberry 
where he and Dessie decided they wanted to stay. He was a mechanic 
for Luman Logging, the Ponderosa Telephone Co. and Sugar Pine 
Logging. When we had bar-b-ques it wasn't over until Daddy brought 
out his guitar and sang for us, whether it was in the backyard, at 
the kitchen table or out at the pit. Those of you who have been at 
his home will know where that is and how much fun we had. Daddy was 
preceded in death by his loving wife Dessie, they were married for 40 
years; his parents, Charlie and Bertie Gaines; brothers Bill, Floyd 
and Marvin; and sisters, Opal Drane and Lily May Johnson. Daddy was 
blessed to have found love for the second time and spent the next 18 
years with Pauline Goodrich. We are very grateful to her and love her 
very much. They had great fun doing things and going places together. 
He leaves behind three children, Carroll Williams and her husband 
Fred of Clovis, Taft Gaines and his wife Gwynne of Auberry and Mike 
Gaines and his wife Yvonne of Auberry. He had seven grandchildren, 
Tony and David Luman of Clovis, Brianna Riley of Clovis, Kady Gaines, 
Taft Gaines III, Megan Gaines and Courtney Gaines, all of Auberry; 
three great-grandchildren, Lacey and Anthony Luman of Clovis and Liv 
Riley of Clovis; and one great-great grandchild born on July 10, 
2006, Landon Earp of Clovis. He also has nieces and nephews in 
Auberry, Madera, Coarsegold and Marysville, California, Nevada and 
Nebraska. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. 
Remembrances may be made in Daddy's name to your favorite charity.

Published in the Fresno Bee from 9/3/2006 - 9/10/2006.
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