Kathleen “Kathy” Marie Rains, 71, of Oakley, died Sunday, June 7, 2020,
at the Logan County Hospital. She was born January 31, 1949, in Selden,
KS, to Leonard and Elda (Kincaid) Brown. Kathy graduated from Selden
High School in 1967 and attended Goodland Vo-Tech for cosmetology. On
February 21, 1971, Kathy married Mike Rummel and they moved to Oakley.
To this union two children were born, daughter Jodee and son Kelly.
After Mike’s passing, Kathy married Jeffrey Rains, in 1998. Kathy worked
many jobs to support her family, most recently working for the Logan
County Hospital. Her most treasured job was driving bus and getting to
know the children who rode it. Kathy loved to spend time with family and
friends. She enjoyed a rum and coke, a chocolate malt from the Dairy
King and hot tamales. Kathy also liked to spend her free time gambling,
doing yard work and making mints for weddings. She loved attending her
grandchildren’s activities. Kathy was a member of the Bethesda Lutheran
Church, in Page City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Elda; step-dad,
Albert “Red” Campbell; husbands, Mike Rummel and Jeffrey Rains; sister
Deanna Heffington and brothers-in-law, Jerry Heffington, Joe Kruse and
Leon Werth.
Kathy is survived by her children, Jodee (Doug) Reed, of Oakley and
Kelly (Flora) Rummel, of Quinter; sisters, Janice Kruse, of Selden,
Shirley (Omar) Weber, of Colby and Charlene (Garry) Hollandworth, of
WaKeeney; grandchildren, Julie and Pierce Rummel, K.J., Michael and
McCulley Reed and many nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to everyone at the Logan
County Hospital for their loving care, patience and compassion. You are
truly appreciated.
The family will receive friends from 4-8:00 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2020
at The Cave, Oakley. A private graveside service will take place at the
Oakley City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family to be
designated later and can be sent in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box
391, Colby, KS 67701. For information or condolences visit
www.baalmannmortuary.com