Mildred E. (Rainey) Carver

July 16, 1923 - October 13, 2017

Graveside service for Mildred E. (Rainey) Carver of Saint Jo, age 94, was held at 2:00 PM, Monday, October 16, 2017 at Mountain Park Cemetery. A visitation was held from 6:00 PM—8:00 PM, Sunday, October 15, 2017 at the funeral home. Arrangements were entrusted to Scott Funeral Home in Saint Jo. Pallbearers were her grandchildren: Jennifer Heart, Angela Long, Melanie Simmons, KC Carver, Jacob Carver, Nola Viducic, Sean Carver, Keri Puente, Colton Carver, Kerrily Carver and Kimberly Verbeck. Mrs. Carver died Friday, October 13, 2017. Mildred Rainey was born July 16, 1923 to Cleveland Elmore and Anna Serena (Head) Rainey on farm near Waurika, Oklahoma. When Mildred was a small child, they crossed the Red River in a buckboard wagon and settled close to Byers, TX. Her devotion to God developed in a country church in Riverland. Mildred was no stranger to hard work. As a child, she cooked for the family of seven and also picked cotton in the fields. On March 10, 1946, Mildred Rainey married Durward Raymond Carver. Together, they welcomed five children, two of which were twins! Mildred’s deep faith was tested when she lost not only a daughter, Jan in 1976, but also a granddaughter, Lucy in 1995. Some of her favorite things were family gatherings, cooking, and the color pink. Mildred is survived by: her daughter, Joyce Carver Cain of Arlington; sons: Billy Carver of Dallas, Kenneth and wife, Patricia Carver of Concan, Texas and Jerry and wife, Shawnte Carver of Flower Mound; eleven grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cleveland Elmore and Anna Serena (Head) Rainey, daughter, Janice Carver, granddaughter, Lucy Carver, grandson, John Aaron Carver, two sisters and four brothers.