June 19, 1994

MARGARET L. GAINES

SIKESTON -- Margaret Lorene Gaines, 80, of Sikeston, formerly of Batesville, Miss., died Saturday, June 18, 1994, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Oct. 15, 1913, in Union County, daughter of Frank and Maggie Rhea Ford. She married Jamie Wells Gaines, March 12, 1939, in Union County, Miss. He died Dec. 13, 1983...

SIKESTON -- Margaret Lorene Gaines, 80, of Sikeston, formerly of Batesville, Miss., died Saturday, June 18, 1994, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

She was born Oct. 15, 1913, in Union County, daughter of Frank and Maggie Rhea Ford.

She married Jamie Wells Gaines, March 12, 1939, in Union County, Miss. He died Dec. 13, 1983.

Gaines worked as an inspector for the Batesville Hosiery Mill.

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She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Batesville.

Survivors include a son, Jerry Wells Gaines of Hernando, Miss.; two daughters, Anita Joy Snellgrove of Muskogee, Okla., Patsy Alexander of Sikeston; a sister, Ruby Faye Wicker of Batesville; three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by a son.

Graveside funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at the Batesville Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville.

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