Mary Eason Rains

Funeral service for Mary Eason Rains will be held 2 PM Monday, March 14, 2011 in Marthaville, First Baptist Church with Dr. Richard Kaufman and Rev. Benji Colvin officiating. Burial will be in Marthaville Cemetery at Marthaville, La. under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday, March 13, 2011 from 5 PM until 7 PM in the funeral home and on Monday, March 14, 2011 from 1 PM until service time in the church. Mrs. Rains, 94, of Natchitoches, La., died Thursday, March 10, 2011, at her residence in Natchitoches, La. She was a native of Marthaville, La. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Natchitoches, La. Preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, husband, Boyd Rains; three sisters; four brothers; parents, Eugene Franklin Eason and Mattie Jackson Eason. She is survived by one daughter, Yvonne Hicks and husband Bill of Natchitoches, La.; a special niece, Margie Hartgrove of Shreveport, La. and other nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be James Rougeou, Charles Davis, Paul Hartgrove, Jeff Hartgrove, Jim Berry, and Wayne North. Honorary pallbearers will be Joyce Berry, J. K. Rawls, Felton Gates, Troy Durr, Raborn Rains, and David Eason.