Helen Raines

RAINES
June 16, 1930-June 24, 2018
Helen Louise Whitehouse Raines, a native of Owensboro, KY and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018 at the age of 88. She was born June 16, 1930 to the late James Wilbur Whitehouse and Jennie Lee Harris Whitehouse. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 58 years, John Thomas Raines. In 1972 she moved to Mobile, AL to open a sewing machine store and later worked as a seamstress for DH Holmes. She and her husband joined their son, Greg, in opening the Lad and Dad Steak and Seafood Market in 1992. After retirement, she invested her time in raising her grandchildren. Her survivors include her daughter, Sharon Ezelle (Paul); her son, Greg (Thelma) Raines; grandchildren, Shelby Raines, Victoria Raines, Jennifer Fulford and Jay Ezelle (Caroline); her sisters-in-law, Anna Frances Whitehouse (Richard) Howard of Indiana and Lois Garrett of Brewton, AL; two brothers-in-law, Bill Raines (Carolyn) and Harold Raines; five great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 2, 2018 at 10:00 AM from the chapel of Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday evening, July 1, 2018 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Interment will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Laity Care Center, Cottage Hill Baptist Church. Condolences may be offered at www.mobilememorialfunerals.com.

Visitation

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
6040 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Sunday, July 1, 2018
5 - 7:00 PM

Service

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
6040 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Monday, July 2, 2018
10:00 AM

Cemetery

Mobile Memorial Gardens
6100 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619

Memorial Contributions

Cottage Hill Baptist Church
4255 Cottage Hill Road
obile, AL  36609