Samuel Duke Raines Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Samuel Duke Raines of Elliston, Virginia, who passed away at the age of 77, on September 15, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Samuel Duke Raines to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Gladys Richardson and Samuel N. Raines; his wife Karen A. Raines; his brother Kenny Raines; his children, Mary J. Raines and Johnny Dooley; and his aunt Edith Richardson.

He is survived by: his children, Travis Raines, Karen L. Raines and Marjorie Beth Raines; his son-in-law Ed Fortune; his grandchildren, Ashley Shook (Charles), Dakota Fortune, Brooke Fortune, Holly Fortune, Kyla Fortune, Octavia Fortune, Kaden Raines and Madilen Springer; his great grandchildren, Daniel Walton, David Shook, Mark Atwell and Daisy Fortune; his siblings-in-law, Cindy Turner, Chris Tatum and William Anderson; and his nephews, Cole Anderson and Austn Raines.