From: Sherri Hall [ldrbelties@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:09 PM
To: KY-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Ronald Cornell Raines, 2002, Boyle Co.

>From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 17 Dec 02

Services for Ronald Cornell Raines, 52, of Forest Avenue will be 1 p.m. 
Thursday at First Baptist Church, Second and Walnut streets, by the Rev. 
Richard Hill. Burial will be in Hilldale Cemetery.

He died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.

Born April 10, 1950, in Danville, he was the son of the late J.W. and 
Betty Raines. He was a switchman for Norfolk Southern Railway and a member 
of First Baptist Church. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War 
and a graduate of Danville High School.

Survivors include two daughters, Kristen Frye and Jordan Raines, both 
of Danville; two sons, Brian Raines and Tevin Raines, both of Danville; 
a brother, Johnny Raines of Danville; two sisters, Linda Warren and Gloria 
Lewis, both of Danville; and two grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Greg Payne, Tony Griffin, Rodney Welch, Norman 
Letcher, Keith Lewis and Larry Kinley.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of Danville High School Class of 
1968, employees of Norfolk Southern Corp., James Singleton, Doug Ford, 
and Stampede softball team.

Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 

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