Josephine Cobb Rains

Benson, NC: Mrs. Josephine Cobb Rains, age 83, of N. Elm Street passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, surrounded by her loving family. Graveside Funeral Services will be 2:00PM-Thursday, November 7, 2024 in Harnett Devotional Gardens in Dunn, NC. Officiating will be Rev. Glenn McCullen. 

Mrs. Rains was born on February 22, 1941, in Harnett County, NC to the late Owen Wilbert and Ione Hardee Cobb. Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Blackman; second husband, John Rains; a son, John A. Blackman; sisters, Kathleen Sawyer, Barbara Hardison, and Bonnie Cannon. Mrs. Rains was a retired nurse. She loved to sew, spending time with her grandchildren, and loved traveling. 

Survivors include her children, Tony Blackman of Four Oaks, Michael Blackman and wife, Marsha of Angier; thirteen grandchildren; thirty-one great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside service at Benson Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Benson. 

The family appreciates your thoughts and prayers.

Arrangements by Rose and Graham Funeral Home in Benson, NC.