Maynard, Ark., resident and Warren County native James Pat Rains, 74, died April 29 at St. Bernard Hospital after a short illness. The former owner/operator of Rains Construction and a member of Temple Baptist Church in Michigan, he was a licensed general contractor who did underground construction in the San Diego area where he spent 50 years before retiring and working for Hood Communication as a general foreman. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean War. The son of the late Sterling and Elizabeth Mordis Rains, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Rains; and brother Robert Ellis Rains. He is survived by sons, Tom and Ervin Rains of Washington; daughter, Patricia Rains of Washington; grandson, Jerod Rains of Washington; former wife, Marily Beckett of Washington; brother, Sterling Eugene Rains of Morrison; aunt, Gladys Stone of Chelsea, Mich.; and special friends, Don and Sue Walton of Maynard, Ark. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Trousdale Church of Christ with Mike Ray and Greg Rains officiating. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
