JACKSONVILLE —
Donald B. Rakestraw, 73, passed away January 31, 2012 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home in Jacksonville, TX. Visitation will be 9am-11am Friday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. Services will be 11am Friday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial in Hopewell Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.
He was a native of Jacksonville, TX, where he was born into a large farming family. He was a retired commericial roofer and rancher.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Sadee and staff at Twin Oaks Nursing Home and Heart to Heart Hospice.
He is survived by wife Barbara Rakestraw; son, John Rakestraw of Memphis; daughters, Louise Payne of Fall Ground, GA and Kathy Grimes of Jacksonville, TX; sisters, Sarah Rakestraw of College Station, TX and Doris Jean Nelson of Kingwood, TX; 6 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Obituaries
February 1, 2012
Donald B. Rakestraw
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