Susan Rainey

Susan Rainey, daughter of the late William Charles and Dorothy (Greth) Rainey, was born on December 18, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and passed away on July 11, 2013 in the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, following a short illness. She was 65 years, 6 months, and 23 days of age.
As a child of a military father, Susan and her family moved to various locations. She spent most of her childhood in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. She made Mtn. Grove, Missouri her home several years ago, and at the time of her passing, she had made her home in the Country Living Assisted Living in Mtn. Grove.
Susan enjoyed doing crafts, crocheting and working with plastic canvas projects. She also collected eagle figurines.
She loved her family very much and her greatest joy in life was spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter: Shayla Portner.
Susan is survived by one son: William “Bill” Joseph Rainey of Springfield, Missouri; one daughter: Sandy Jacobs of Mtn. Grove, Missouri; two sisters: Karen Combs of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Annamarie Tatro and her husband, Jerry, of Wichita Falls, Texas; two grandchildren: Brianna Jacobs and Cyrus Rainey; three great-grandchildren: Will Portner, Jacob Portner, and Haili Portner; and other relatives and friends who will sadly miss her.


Memorial Service:

Friday, July 19, 2013 at 2:00

PM in the Craig-Hurtt Chapel.



Memorial Contributions:

Susan Rainey Memorial Fund
for Expenses c/o the funeral home.