Melba Jo Adams Raine

1939 - 2020  (81 years)

• Name	Melba Jo Adams Raine
  Born	11 Jul 1939	Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Dec 2020	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Cremated	6 Feb 2021	Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I30464	Rossville
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Vernon Adams,   b. 25 Apr 1919, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas ,   d. 21 Jul 1997  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Ruby Eula Maes Adams,   b. 29 Nov 1919, Paxico, Wabaunsee County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Aug 2010, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1938	Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas
  Family ID	F8707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lyle D Raine,   b. 19 Jul 1930, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Jun 2020, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1958	Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Kevin Raine   2. Tammy Raine Arnold   3. Tari Raine Metzler   4. Staci Raine Guinn
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2022 14:32:38
  Family ID	F8681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jul 1939 - Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Married - 1958 - Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Cremated - 6 Feb 2021 - Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Raine, Melba Melba Jo Raine July 11, 1939 — December 11, 2020 Maple Hill—Melba Jo Raine, 81, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was born July 11, 1939, in Maple Hill, the daughter of T. Vernon and Ruby E. Maes Adams. Melba Jo grew up in Maple Hill and graduated from Maple Hill High School. Melba Jo had worked as a designer at Dot’s Downtown Floral in Topeka. She spent many hours creating crafts. She enjoyed decorating cakes. Melba Jo was a member of the Maple Hill Community Congregational Church and had served as the church pianist and the choir director. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary at Maple Hill for many years. Melba Jo loved her family; whenever one of the grandchildren had an activity, she was sure to be there. Melba Jo Adams and Lyle Dean Raine were united in marriage in 1958 in Maple Hill. He preceded her in death on June 7, 2020. She was also preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother, John Adams. Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Kevin Raine, Topeka; three daughters. Tammy (Rich) Arnold, Salina, Tari (Mark) Metzler, Topeka, and Staci (Ron) Guinn, Weston, MO; two brothers, Dean (Theresa) Adams, Maple Hill and Paul Adams, Topeka; four sisters, Jean (Dan) Pipkins, Wiggins, Mississippi, Eula Schneider (Dale), Topeka, Beulah (Jerry) Grant, Hoyt, and Gayle (Steve) Schultz, Topeka; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, with one on the way. Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM. Saturday, February 6, 2021, at the Maple Hill Congregational Church in Maple Hill. Inurnment will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Maple Hill Community Congregational Church or the American Diabetes Association and sent to Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.