Thomas Nelson Rains Obituary

We are sad to announce that on March 24, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Thomas Nelson Rains of Birmingham, Alabama. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Baxter Smith Rains, Jr. and Elinor Nelson Rains; and his brother Baxter Smith Rains III. He is survived by: his pet Laddie; his close friend Mollie; his wife Susan Litwiller Jones; his children, Laura Rains Draper (Clare), Adair Rains Flowers (Brian) of Atlanta and Thomas Nelson Rains, Jr. (Jennie) of Montgomery; his stepdaughters, Julie Lee (Gardner) of Birmingham and Leigh Ann Berte (Mark) of Mobile; his sister Margaret Rains Howell (Henry) of Atlanta; his grandchildren, Margaret Crommelin Draper, Clare Hill Draper V, Thomas Rains Draper, Elinor Cannon Flowers, Thomas Whitner Flowers, Thomas Bae Rains, Shepherd Nelson Rains, Catherine Collier Lee, J. Gardner Lee, Anna Stewart Lee, Julianne Roth Berte and Linden Elizabeth Berte; his former wife Laura Dorsey; and his close friends, Annette Sanders, James Branch and Laquita Shepherd.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Encore Community Respite at Canterbury United Methodist Church (https://www.encorerespite.org) or the YMCA of Greater Birmingham (https://www.ymcabham.org).