Wise County, Virginia, Obituaries: Paul C. Rains

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Bristol Herald Courier
Monday, December 16, 2002

Paul C. Rains
     WISE -- Master Sgt. Paul C. Rains (Retired), 80, passed away Saturday, 
Dec. 14, 2002, at his home.
     He was preceded in death by his parents, Isaac A. and Myrtle Thompson 
Rains; three brothers, Byron A. Rains, Isaac A. Rains Jr. and James E. Rains; 
a sister, Inez Wheatley; and two infant siblings, Jimmy and Elizabeth. He was 
a graduate of Wise High School, a retired employee of the Wise County 
Sheriff's Department for 21 plus years and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Rains 
was a veteran of World War II, the Korean conflict and the Vietnam conflict 
serving in the U.S. Air Force. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Lucille 
Dotson Rains; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Randall and Teresa Rains of 
Richmond and Mark Rains of Wise; a brother, Carl Rains of Winter Haven, Fla.; 
four sisters and a brother-in-law, Dorothy and Dr. Carl B. Bolling of Roswell, 
Ga., Aileen Salyer and Jennie Robinson, both of Wise, and Jean Wheatley of 
Meridian, Miss.; four grandchildren, Rebecca Rains, Allison Rains, Laura 
Rains and David Rains; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will 
be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel, Wise, with 
Pastor Ben Murphy officiating. Burial will follow in the Powell Valley 
Memorial Gardens, Big Stone Gap, Va., with military graveside rites conducted 
by the Pound V.F.W. Post 9600. The family will receive friends Monday evening 
6 to 9 p.m. at the Sturgill Funeral Home, Wise. Honorary pallbearers will be 
members of the Wise County Sheriff's Department. Sturgill Funeral Homes, Wise, 
is in charge of arrangements.