Frances Alice Rains, age 69, of Wartburg, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning, January 7, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born July 1, 1955, in Harriman and has been a resident of Roane & Morgan County. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Wartburg and had been a dedicated pastor’s wife for 23 years before his passing in 2018. She had worked as church secretary for Trenton Street Baptist Church in Harriman and also volunteered at Store House Ministries. She loved her church and her church family. Frances enjoyed sewing, gardening, and spending time with her family and friends. She was also an avid reader and could often be found reading her Bible.
Preceded in death by her loving husband of 41 years, Rev. Kenneth Ray Rains Jr.; parents, Henry & Alice Patterson Aslinger; brother, Earl Aslinger; brother-in-law, Wayne Shannon.
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