Peacefully at her home, with her loving family by her side, on Sunday, December 28, 2008, of Mary Frances Rayner, beloved wife of the late Alvin Rayner of Kildare, aged 92 years. Born December 3, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lucy (Callaghan) Kinch. Loving mother to Victor of Kildare; Eddie (Betty) of Kildare; Ivan of Sudbury, Ont.; Ann Gorday of Sudbury, Ont.; Eleanor MacNeill of Charlottetown; Doug (Hollie) of Kildare; June (Herbie) Pridham of Montrose; Leonard (Claudia) of Kildare; Blair (Aldona) of Kildare; Geraldine (Bill) Eldershaw of Kildare; Joan (Jeff) MacKay of Fredericton, N.B. She is also survived by daughters-in-law Carolyn Rayner of Alberton and Ruby Rayner of Summerside. Dear sister of Evelyn Kennedy of Alberton, Margaret Kelly of Alberton and Joyce (Ron) McKeigan of Charlottetown. Special Gram to 25 grandchildren: Tanya (Brian) Harper; Brian and Scott Rayner; Harold (Kim) Rayner; Andy (Lynn) Rayner; Tammy (Brent) Thomas; Geoffrey MacNeill; Gregory Gorday; Darlene (Donnie) Horne; Paul (Marcia) Pridham; Philip (Sherri) Pridham; Mark (Kelly) Pridham; Michelle (Andrew MacNeill) Pridham; Carol, Lisa and April (Darcy Perry) Rayner; Jason (Tina), Joshua and Derek Rayner; Natalie (Paul MacRae) and Fran Eldershaw; Chelsey (Justin Bubaker), Moriah MacKay. Big Gram to great-grandchildren Zachary, Spencer, Evan, Jake, Maria, Ben, Ted, Tim, Ty, Cole and Clay Rayner; Maggie Eldershaw; Jemma Bubaker; Isabel Bubaker; Conner Harper; Julian Perry; Grace Thomas and Sarah Thomas. She is also survived by brothers and sisters-in-law Winnie Getson, Edna Kinch, Anne Kinch, Mary Kinch, Percy Rayner, Joyce Rayner, Theresa Rayner, Thelma (Carl) Hess, and Lorne MacCallum and Bernice Rayner. Frances will also be missed by her many nieces, nephews, neighbours and friends. She was predeceased by a great-granddaughter Ashlyn Thomas as well as sons-in-law David MacNeill and Bob Gorday, by brothers and sisters Elmer, Gregory, Maurice, Rita, Patricia and Irene. Resting at the Rooney Funeral Home, Alberton, visiting hours Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9. Funeral Wednesday morning from the Greenmount Church of Christ with funeral service at 10 a.m. Interment in the Greenmount Church of Christ Cemetery. If so desired memorials to the Greenmount Church of Christ Cemetery Fund would be greatly appreciated.

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