Mr. Ben L. Rainey, Jr. passed away November 14, 2020. Ben was born March 29, 1934 to the late Sarah Virginia Jackson and Ben Rainey, Sr. in Woodville, Ga. He is also predeceased by his sister Dorothy Huff.
Ben, aka: Daddie, Papa, Paw Paw, Poo Baby, Benji Pooh and more, met Barbara in the summer of 1955 while she was visiting family. It was love at first sight and he wasn't going to let her go back to California. They were married that September. Over the course of their 65 years together Ben and Bobbie were blessed with three children and their spouses Robert & June, Janet & Paul and Denise & Scott, 9 grandkids and their spouses Kristi & Jonathan, Adam & Carley, Ryan, Daniel, Brian & Katie, Samantha & Jarvis, Rebekah, Thomas and a bonus Drake. Ben had 9 great grandkids Connor, Eisley, Addyson, Rosalyn, Ansley, Camilla, Luna, Eli and Stella. Ben worked at Atlanta Motor Lines his whole working career. He taught his family many things, the biggest was he Loved the Lord and prayed for his children and grandchildren. He loved his family and would do anything for them. His memory lives on in each and every one of them. A graveside service will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Berea Cemetery in Hampton, GA. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made in Ben's name to Southern Grace Hospice (https://www.southerngracehospice.com/donate) or Emory University Hospital at Wesley Woods (https://www.emoryhealthcare.org/locations/hospitals/emory-university-hospital-wesley-woods/index.html)
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