Tommie Lynn Rainey, 65, of Fitzgerald, died Thursday, May 9, 2013, at her residence.
Graveside memorial services will be held 2 PM, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tifton with the Rev. Keith Goodlett officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Rainey was born December 24, 1947, in Fitzgerald, to Joyce Ida Gunter and the late Julian Francis Gunter. A 1965 graduate of Fitzgerald High School, she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Valdosta State College. She was a former educator for the Ben Hill County Elementary School. She was a former resident of Tifton and loved gardening. Mrs. Rainey was a member of Central United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her sons: Will & Karen Kelly of Fitzgerald and Jed DeFore of St. Marys; two grandsons: Spain Kelly and Adam Kelly; her mother: Joyce Gunter of Fitzgerald; one brother: Brian Gunter of Fitzgerald; and one sister: Janet Lamon of Valdosta. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband: Harry Rainey; one brother: Terry Gunter; and an infant grandson.