Lena Skains Reynolds was born January 31, 1918 in Glendale, Texas to parents, Benjamin Franklin Skains and Minnie Frances (Lee) Skains and passed away on July 11, 2012 in Huntsville, Texas.

Mrs. Reynolds was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin Franklin Skains and Minnie Frances (Lee) Skains; her husband, Rayburn J. Reynolds; son, Frank Reynolds; step-father, Wm. P. Hill; three sisters, Edna Johnson, Oleta Parr and Clara Mae Grandstaff; and brother, Wm. A. Hill.

Survivors include her grandchildren, Kelli Mackey, Lauren Jarrell, Ericia Huff, Eric Brandon and wife, Candye; daughter-in-law, Elnita Reynolds; sister-in-law, Oleta Schneider; seven great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Lena started teaching Sunday School in 1955 and first taught at the First Baptist Church in La Marque. It was there that she started teaching about the Bible and then later moved to Schwab City and became a member of Schwab City Baptist Church. She sang in the choir and taught Sunday School. Her other great delight was the thirty plus years that she spent singing and witnessing in the Nursing Home Ministry. She was very Patriotic and also enjoyed taking photography, collecting numerous items, writing poetry, scrap booking and writing in her diary.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 PM on Monday, July 16, 2012, at Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas and funeral services will begin at 2:00 PM with Bro. David Jones officiating the services. Interment will follow the services in the Glendale Cemetery in Glendale.

The family would like to thank Nabeel Khan, M.D., The Lexington Center, Ella Smither Geriatric Center and Huntsville Memorial Hospital for the kind and loving care that they gave for the past several years.

Cochran Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Please sign our online register at www.cochranfh.com