Raines, Paul R.

Passed: 2011-05-03

Age: 72

Source: Charleston Daily Mail

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 2011-05-05

Information:      Paul R. Raines, 72, of Ripley, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, following a long illness.  He was born February 4, 1939, in Kenna and was a son of Audra Belle Cleek Raines of Kenna and the late Hobert Leon Raines.  He was a 1957 graduate of Ripley High School, where he was known as a great athlete.  He was an Army Reserve veteran, having served seven years and trained at Fort Jackson.  He was a graduate of West Virginia State College, where he was a member of the baseball team.  He also obtained his master's degree from West Virginia University.  He was the former coach of the Parkersburg Big Red Baseball team and coached them to the 1971 State Championship.  In education he was a teacher, worked in administration and at the state Department of Education and retired from the Jackson County Board of Education.  He was an avid fisherman and loved to stay physically fit and worked on that daily.  In addition to his mother, Belle Raines, he is survived by his wife of 51 years. Jo Ann Landfried Raines; sons, Nolan Raines and his wife, Michelle, of Columbus, Ohio, and Andy Raines and his wife Karen of San Diego, Calif.; granddaughters, Kara, Lelia and Mia Raines of Columbus; sisters, Glennis Boyce of Kenna, Patty Wilson and her husband, Harvey, of Parkersburg, Carrie Dado and her husband, Joe, of Columbus, Dorothy Hodges and her husband, Jim, of Kenna, and Karen Rhodes and her husband, Jerry, of Ripley; and brothers, David and his wife, Louise, of Kenna, and Dannie Raines and his wife, Linda, of Kenna.  He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.  In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Gene Raines; and a brother-in-law, Cecil Boyce.  It was Paul's wish to be cremated.  A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Pastor Chares Hicks officiating.  Also speaking at the service will be Mark Martin and Mike Ruben.  Friends may call on the family from 4 p.m. until time of the service at the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to Ripley High School Alumni Association, Auditorium Seat Fund, c/o Marion McCoy, 306 Cedarcrest Drive, Ripley, WV  25271, or Hubbard Hospice House, 1001 Kennawa Drive, Charleston, WV 25311.