Allen C. Raines Jr.
Allen C. Raines Jr., 77, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015 at his home in Renton, Washington after a short, but courageous, battle with small cell lung cancer. He was born on April 17, 1938 in Toltec, Arkansas to Allen C & Lottie Raines.
Allen Spent his childhood years in Arkansas. He was Senior Class President and graduated from Mabelvale H.S. in 1956, after which time he went to work for the railroad earning enough money to further his lifelong passion of learning and education. It was during those years that he met and married, Nancy Jo Parker, the love of his life. To this union three children were born.
Allen began his career with Martin Marietta and shortly thereafter was hired with the Boeing company in Huntsville, Alabama. In 1971 Boeing transferred Allen and family to the Seattle, Washington area where he continued his Boeing career until retirement in 1999. It was here that both Allen and Nancy made a home where all were welcome. Their friend’s children and children’s friends have shared the stories of love, laughter and tenderness throughout the years in that Briarwood house where a bounty of cheese toast, oreos, and Coca Cola could be found on any given day.
Allen attended Arkansas State Teachers College (UCA) in Conway, Arkansas until his graduation day August 12, 1962. He was a member of the Royal Roosters and Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. Allen was a Student Senate member and Student Body President. He was the Student Bookstore manager and Art Editor or The Scroll (yearbook).
Allen was a member of Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Renton, Washington. He was an avid reader, loved woodworking, and ‘rehabilitating’ old furniture, most especially chairs.
Allen is preceded in death by his wife Nancy, parents Allen C and Lottie Raines, mother and father in-law James L. and Callie (Bettis) Parker, sister-in-law Ruby F. (Pete) Raines, nephew Rusty Sparks, ‘Brother’ Charles Emerson, great nephew Christopher Runnels, and recently, Tammy Raines Dean. He is survived by his daughter Jamie (Raines) Pearson, Kirkland, WA, son Allen C (Trey) Raines III, Sammamish, WA, daughter Suzanne (Raines) White, Blair, NE. Grandchildren, Chloe Pearson, Eliot Raines, Will Raines, and Franklin White. Brother J.W. (Buddy) Raines, Little Rock, AR, sister Joe Ruth Sparks (Bob) Mabelvale, AR, sister Frances Chaffin (Tom), Little Rock, AR. Neices and nephews, Laura Lee and Kevin, Jodi and Mike, Sharon and Gene, Raines, Charles and Cheryl, Nathan and Mary Alice, and their families.
Please join us for a Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, June 20 at 11.30 a.m. at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 12819 160th Ave S.E., Renton, WA 98059,
425-226-2871.
