West Virginia Pioneers

Wanda Eleanor Raines

Female 1932 - 2006  (73 years)


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  • Name Wanda Eleanor Raines 
    Born 13 Sep 1932  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Feb 2006  Nashville, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Wanda Raines McClain, 74, of Nashville, Tenn., died Feb. 20, 2006, following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Boyd and Hellie Raines of Kenna.
      She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Earnest McClain of Nashville, Tenn.; sons, Rick McClain and Dave McClain of Atlanta, Ga.; daughters, Cindy Elam and Lori Ridgeway of Nashville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
      Born Sept. 13, 1932, in Kenna, W.Va. Wanda was a member of Plainview Baptist Church. She is also survived by four brothers, Darris Raines of Fairplain; Dick Raines of Cottageville; Roy Raines of Leroy; Keith Raines of Ripley; and three sisters, Macia Click of Portland, Ohio, Geraldine Anderson of Kenna, and Janet Cogar of Kenna.
      The family will accept visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, and the funeral service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. Services will be held at Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley. Following the funeral service, Wanda will be laid to rest in the Raines Family Cemetery, Ripley.
      In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations sent to The Wilderness Christian Camp, PO Box 51, Ravenswood, WV 25164.
      Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, is in charge of arrangements.
    Person ID I48025  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2009 

    Father Charley Boyd Raines,   b. 11 Sep 1896, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1964  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Hallie Oma Ashby,   b. 17 Jun 1898, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 2 Sep 1917  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 2 Sept 1917
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Boyd Raines, 21; Jackson Co, WV; Plum Orchard, WV
      Hallie Ashby, 17; Jackson Co, WV; Advent, WV

      1920 Fairplain, Ripley, Jackson, WV # 111
      Raines, James 52
      Sarah 62
      Boyd 23
      Hattie 19 dil
      Masie 7/12 gs

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 119-120
      Raines, Charlie B 33 m age 21
      Hallie 30 m age 17
      Mary A 10
      William D 7
      Hazel N 5
      Bernice J 2.9
      Fay M 0.6
      James W father 66 m age 20
      Sarah mother 71 m age 24
    Family ID F11584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Earnest Clark McClain 
    Children 
     1. Rickie Clark McClain
     2. David McClain
     3. Cindy McClain
     4. Lori McClain
    Family ID F13448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.