Linda Louise Rainey Obituary (2024)

Linda Louise (Iiams) Rainey passed away in Yakima, Washington, on March 23, 2024. She was born to Charles and Juliette Iiams, on June 12, 1952, in Warrensburg, Missouri. She met John Rainey in Spring 1987, and they were married on October 31, 1987, in Port Angeles, Washington, where they resided until 1993. A job opportunity moved them to the Yakima Valley, where they lived out the remainder of their years. Linda worked for the Washington State Department of Agriculture for 21 years and four months, in the germination lab, until retirement on October 11, 2019. After retirement, she enjoyed spending time with her family, crafting, and traveling. Linda was kind, patient, funny, strong-willed, and had a very understanding soul. She was a go-to person and someone that could be relied on, even in the darkest of days. Linda is survived by her daughters, Shannon Dove and Stephanie Olson, a son Roy Dove, Jr., her granddaughters, Trinna (Zach) Olson, Sumer Hugill, Natalie Lyneis, Julie, Taylor, and Kaylah Dove, grandson, Trevor Dove, two great-grandsons, Johnathan Villanueva and Michael Olson, and an aunt, Janet Jones. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Rainey, parents, Charles and Juliette Iiams, a brother, Charles Iiams Jr., sister, Sonja Burkhart, a son-in-law, Gordon Olson, her grandparents, and multiple aunts and uncles. There are no services planned at this time. Brookside Funeral Home is caring for the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.brooksidefuneral.com.