Vernon W. Rains, age 90 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at Westwood Nursing Center, Clinton, Missouri. Family will receive friends from 6:00-7:30 P.M. Monday, November 20, 2006 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. Another visitation will be held at the Langford Bookout Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Arkansas and burial will be in the Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Family suggest contributions to the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary or the Twin Lakes Hospice and may be left at the funeral home. Condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Vernon was born in Bay, Arkansas. He was a carpenter before he retired. He was a Baptist and a member of the Carpenter's Union.

He is survived by his wife, Lena of the home; one son, Rev. Charles Rains of Joliet, Illinois; two daughters Lloyd Ponomar of Springdale, Arkansas and Pat Kuizin and husband, Bob of Carefree, Arizona; one step-daughter, Sharon Manley and husband, Don of Leeton, Missouri; two sisters, Nina Waite of Appleton City, Missouri and Alice Walter of Hoxie, Arkansas as well as a number of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.