WAYNE A. RAINEY SR.

SALISBURY — Wayne A. Rainey Sr., 67, passed away at home surrounded by family after a long illness.

He was born Dec. 18, 1956, to Walter and Helen (Hill) Rainey. On June 19, 1991, he married the love of his life, Emily Munson. Wayne worked at Polymers Plastic shop for 23 years. He did homecare,  providing for a mentally disabled man. He also worked for Taylor Rental in Middlebury until his health finally forced him to retire.

Wayne loved to hunt and fish. He was an avid deer hunter. He enjoyed teaching his grandson Morgan and granddaughter Alexis to hunt and was very proud when each of them harvested their first deer.

He is survived by his wife, Emily, of 33 years; his daughter, Crystina Hulst; his son, Wayne Jr.; stepdaughter Melissa Henderson and her partner Gary Grimes; nine grandchildren; three great-grandsons and one great granddaughter; his brothers Leslie Rainey, Walter Rainey, Richard (Judy) Despins and Joe Despins; his sisters Eva Kincaid, Janet (Keith) Wiese and Beatrice Labounty; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents, daughter Crysta Lee Steady, his stepson Nathan Lessor, and his brother Herbert Rainey.

There will be a service Sunday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m., at Prospect Cemetery in East Middlebury, with a reception and luncheon to follow at the VFW in Middlebury.◊