Jennifer McCardle Rainer

Published 5:00 am Tuesday, July 5, 2005

Services for Jennifer McCardle Rainer, of Bogue Chitto, are 12noon, Wednesday, July 6, at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer withburial in Riverwood Memorial Park.

Visitation is Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Riverwood Family FuneralService, and Wednesday from 10 until noon, at Canon Hall at thechurch.

Mrs. Rainer, 51, died July 1, 2005, at King’s Daughter’s MedicalCenter. She was born to William Aubrey McCardle and CarolVardaman.

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Mrs. Rainer was born on Sept. 18, 1953, in Hazlehurst, where shegrew up active in sports and cheerleading. She was electedhomecoming queen and voted most beautiful her senior year atHazlehurst High School in 1971. After graduation, she married MikeRainer and worked while he attended nursing school. He eventuallygraduated from University of Mississippi Medical Center’sanesthesia program. After Mike graduated and began his medicalcareer, Mrs. Rainer enrolled in Mississippi University for Women tostudy fashion merchandising. After receiving her master’s degree,she started Jennifer Rainer Designs.

She possessed a boundless spirit and had a passion for meetingpeople, which gave her a natural outlet for selling her designs.Her laced embellished design business took her to many places, evento Hong Kong with her 3-year-old son Chase, her husband Mike, andunborn daughter Chelsea to purchase silk and lace for her business.With Mrs. Rainer, family always came first, even though she couldbe found marketing her clothes, accessories and jewelry in NewYork, Miami, Atlanta and Dallas.

She was a devoted and proud wife and mother. Although she hadmany talents, she was especially gifted at making everyone aroundher feel comfortable and welcome. Many were able to experience thisparticular talent by visiting her restaurant and clothing shop, thePurple Rose, in downtown Brookhaven. This enterprise was truly alabor of love that she created for her family and the community.She was a member of Episcopal Church of the Redeemer.

Preceding her in death were her father; and hergrandparents.

Survivors are her husband, James Michael Rainer; her son,Christopher Chase Raine; her daughter, Chelsea Anna Rainer, all ofBrookhaven; her sister, Belinda McCardle, of Hazlehurst; and hermother, Carol McCardle.