William H. “Bill” Raines Sr. (8/14/1930 – 12/7/2007)

Services for William H. “Bill” Raines Sr., 77, Jacksonville, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Earle’s Chapel Methodist Church with the Rev. David Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in Earle’s Chapel Cemetery under direction of Autry Funeral Home, Jacksonville. Mr. Raines died Dec. 1, 2007, in Tomball. He was born March 17, 1930, in Marshall to the late William and Marianna Raines. Survivors include son, William H. Raines Jr., Houston; daughter, Elizabeth Earle Raines, Cypress; and brother, Morgan Van Raines, Scotland. Pallbearers are Mark Turner, Milton Earle, Turner Propes, Tom Cutchen, Chris Loudermilk and Paul Earle. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home