Jennifer Jeanine (Rhodes) Raney RN

Born January 17, 1955 in Houston, Texas

Passed away March 15, 2021, in Huntsville, Texas

Age 66 years 1 Month 26 Days

Preceded in death by her parents,

Norman (Rocky) Rhodes and Winnie Scott Rhodes

Brother, Terry (Scotty) Rhodes

Brother in law, Gary Kinchen

Brother in law, Craig Raney

Sister in law, Cindy (Raney) Pepper

Niece, Michelle Stephens Callahan

Nephew in law, Edward Carson

Great niece, Isabell Meade

AND HER BELOVED LAB  ROLEX

THE FAMILY

Husband of 23 years, Keith Raney

Daughter, Rachael Martin Nichols and husband David

Son, David Martin

Step daughter, Jessica Raney Gasper and husband Andrew

Step sons, Bryan Raney and Adam Raney and wife Stephanie

Step grandchildren, Scarlett and Everett Gasper, & Alex, Sarah, and Aaron Raney

SISTERS

Janice Rhodes Kinchen

Lisa Rhodes Opela and husband Ron

SISTER IN LAW

Karen (Raney)Couey and husband Neil

BROTHER IN LAW

John Pepper

NIECES

April Rhodes Carson

Jennifer Opela Perez and husband Julian

NEPHEWS

Eric Stephens and wife Jennifer

Ronnie Opela and wife Martha

Ryan Pepper

Reagan Pepper

GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS

Elizabeth Callahan

Rebekah Callahan

Phoebe Carson

Isabella Perez

Julian Perez JR.

Bagwell Perez

Bodhi Opela

Lilah Opela

LONG TIME FRIENDS

Glenda Taylor

Keith and Robane (Mason) Roberts

Sherry Taylor Harmon

Mary Byers Hill

Donna Summers

My wife Jeanine was truly the love of my life and I will miss having her by my side forever.

We had a wonderful life together at the lake where we enjoyed every activity that lifestyle had to offer.  Two weddings (Jessica Raney & Andrew Gaspers and Rachael Martin & David Nicholls) were celebrated at the lake house along with copious amounts of parties,  birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays .Jeanine arranged a surprise birthday party for my 50th birthday and she invited people from my work and every family member to create one of the biggest parties ever seen on the peninsula before or after that event.

Jeanine especially loved Christmas and she always insisted on a party for our family and friends. She insisted on knowing who was coming so she could have a present for each person.  She had a real knack for finding presents for people that they really liked (regardless of cost) and seeing to it that they got delivered to the recipient in a timely fashion.  Her second favorite occasions were birthdays and she rarely missed one for friends and family and she remembered them all with no cheat sheet or smartphones..  Her favorite birthday was her own; she celebrated it the entire month (January). If someone forgot her birthday she would surely know it and the offence was duly noted in her incredible memory.

Jeanine loved being near the water and we took every chance to go somewhere in the Caribbean, usually in January to celebrate her birthday (17th) and our anniversary (24th) we visited Cozumel (our favorite 5 times or more) Jamaica, St. Thomas, Belize, the Bahamas, Florida, and Costa Rica (Pacific Ocean side).   When we were not traveling to exotic locations you would find her sitting out in the sun by (or in) the lake with her feet in a sandbox we built for that exact purpose.

Jeanine was very proud of her career as a nurse. Over the years she was an ER and  Surgical (heart) nurse, capping her career as Dr. Harkins (surgeon) office RN in Tomball TX.  After leaving Dr. Harkins did hospice work ,then  working with mentally disturbed prisoners in Conroe TX lockup before retiring in 2017.

We knew each other as long ago as high school age teenagers  when she was the best friend of my younger brother's girlfriend, Mary Beyers in Inwood Forest subdivision.  Jeanine, Mary & Reb Beyers, and younger brother Craig Raney attended Aldine High School followed by the four of them going on to Sam Houston State University. I would cross paths with Jeanine now and then throughout the years until we found each other in 1996 after which we were never apart again.

She would tell me stories about her and her brother Scotty who were  partners in mischief, as if she needed help in that department. Stories about her  big sister Janice (who was their Daddy's favorite according to Jeanine) and baby sister Lisa (who Jeanine saw as needing  her  protection) stayed very close throughout their lives and were a set of beautiful sisters who had each other's backs always . She also told me of raising her children Rachael (Martin) Nicholls, and David Martin whom she loved dearly. Stories about the years when the kids were growing up which presented many challenges and hardships for Jeanine yet she worked her way through those times always managing to keep a roof over their heads and providing the best life she could for them.

"She lived life on her terms"