Greta Ruth Taylor Raines, 82, of Auburn, Alabama, passed away on Aug. 10, 2023, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Lee Taylor and Mary Clyde Perry Taylor; her husband, James Robert Raines; her son James Robert Raines II; her brother Thomas Roy Taylor and sister-in-law Joan Carole Barrett Taylor.
She is survived by her two daughters,Jon Rochelle Raines Marlowe (John) and Denise Leigh Raines McCullars (Terry); one son Daniel Willis Raines (Mary); one sister Evelyn Lee Taylor Harrison (James); six grandchildren, Taylor Rochelle Thomas Trice (Nolan), Jonathan James Thomas (Ally), Sara Carole Raines Hopper (Trey), James Joseph Raines, Rebekah Danielle Raines and Bailey MacKenzie Thomas.
Greta was born on Sept. 24, 1940, in Pocahontas, Virginia. She graduated from Pocahontas High School and went on to receive a bachelor’s degree from Radford University. She furthered her education with a master’s degree from Virginia Tech. She taught English for 32 years in Prince William County,
Virginia. She loved her students dearly and loved being in the classroom. She retired in 1998, but always missed being in the classroom.
She loved being in church and was a faithful member of Berry Freewill Baptist Church in Berry, Alabama. She was a faithful wife, mother and Meem to her family. She was the absolute sweetest person who lovingly dedicated her life to sacrificing and doing for others.
Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, Aug. 13, at Berry Freewill Baptist Church in Berry, Alabama.