JOHN H. RAINS, 73 veteran Pottawattamie County farmer and pioneer, died Friday at 11:40 a.m. several hours after suffering a stroke at his home a short distance outside Council Bluffs on Route 1, Lewis Township.

Born April 30, 1867 in Mills County, he lived in Hardin Township until after his marriage, when he moved near Logan. Seven years later he moved to Pottawattamie County, where he had spent the remainder of his life, an active farmer until his death. He lived in Pottawattamie County for sixty-seven years.

Surviving are: his widow, Katie; one daughter, Mrs. Harold McEvoy of Council Bluffs; three sons, Donald of Council Bluffs, Elmer of Santa Ana, California and Glenn of Torrance, California; one sister, Mrs. H. E. Miller of Independence, Kansas; and two grandchildren.

JOHN H. RAINS, age 73, died November 1, 1940, residence Route 1, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Funeral services Monday, 2 p.m., Cutler's Chapel.

Burial will be in Memorial Park. Rev. J.R. Perkins officiating.