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Jerald Wilson Rains

1937 to 2016

Jerald Wilson Rains, oil industry professional, avid golfer and quartet singer, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in Sidney. He was born to Wilson and Juanita Rains in 1937 and grew up on a farm northwest of Towanda, Kan. The family moved to Wichita in 1945. He served as a reservist in the Air National Guard for four years and graduated from Wichita State University in 1964 with a BBA degree.

In later years, his love and expertise for the land leasing part of the business drew him to work as a land man for several companies. More recently, Jerald worked for Williams Companies, and T.S. Dud...

 

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