Funeral services for Archie Alfred Rainbolt, 56, were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Northside Church of Christ, Dickens.Bill McBridge, Post, officiated, assisted by Carl Jones, Lubbock.
Mr. Rainbolt, a service station operator, died Friday night from smoke asphyxiation when a mattress in his trailer home in Dickens caught fire.
He came to Dickens County from Roaring Springs in 1969. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Sandra K. Latham, Vernon; two sons, Jerry Rainbolt, Littlefield and Alfred Rainbolt, Lubbock; one sister, Mrs. Ruby Bray, Lubbock and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers included Bob Porter, Sam Porter, L. Carnett, Fat Carnett, Buck Patridge and Alvis Lee.
Burial was in Dickens Cemetery.
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