Ruth Mae Rainey, 93, passed away Aug. 26, 2026. She was born May 17, 1933.
Ruth went through school and graduated in Ada, then moved to Shawnee in 1951.
Ruth was working at GTE in Shawnee when she met her husband, Robert Northcutt. After 14 years, Robert passed away in 1974. Ruth then went to Gordon Cooper Vocational School to get her LPN license. She worked at Shawnee Mission Hill Hospital for about seven years.
After being introduced by Pearl Rainey (Richard’s mother), Ruth married Richard Rainey on Nov. 23, 1977, in Seminole. Richard passed away in 2008, so Ruth continued to live at their home in Shawnee until moving to Brookdale Senior Living.
Ruth is predeceased by: Richard Rainey (husband), Robert Northcutt (husband), James McKay (father), Edith Vick (mother), Tom Rainey (father-in-law), Pearl Rainey (mother-in-law), Noah Shirey (grandson), Mike Shirey (grandson), and Linda Rainey (daughter-in-law).
She is survived by: Steve Rainey, Carl & Jana Jacobs, Amanda Shirey, B.J. Jacobs, Nathan Ja- See Obituaries........on A5 cobs, Andrew Rainey, and numerous great grandchildren Services were held Sept. 1st, followed by a private burial at Fairview Cemetery in Shawnee.
