West Virginia Pioneers
Wanda Eleanor Raines
1932 - 2006 (73 years)-
Name Wanda Eleanor Raines Born 13 Sep 1932 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1] Gender Female Died 20 Feb 2006 Nashville, TN [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 , d. 1964 (Age 67 years) Mother Hallie Oma Ashby, b. 17 Jun 1898, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1974 (Age 75 years) Married 2 Sep 1917 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [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
- 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.
-
Event Map = Link to Google Earth
-
Sources