Obituary from the Democrat-News of Thursday, Jan.25, 1979.

Rosier N. Hains, a former publisher of the Daily Democrat-News in Marshall, died early today at Fitzgiggon Hospital. He was 91 years of age.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Campbell-Lewis Chapel, with burial in Ridge Park Cemetery. The Rev. Christy Oetting, minister of the United Methodist Church of Marshall, will officiate at the services.

Friends may call Saturday evening at the home of his son, Randall K. Hains, 46 Thornhill Lane.

Mr. and Mrs. Hains lived at 720 E. Eastwood.

Mr. Hains, the eleventh child of a family of 12, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Carlisle and Elizabeth McCort Hains. He was born Feb. 9, 1887 in the Good Hope community, northeast of Slater.

On Oct. 16, 1910, he and Miss Edna Lawless were married at the home of her mother, Mrs. Adelia Lawless, 660 S. Odell Ave.

To them were born one son, Randall K. Hains of Marshall; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Ruth W.) Johnson of sun City, Ariz., and Mrs. Ralph (Mary Louise) Jones of Santa Fe, N. Mex., all of whom survive. Besides his wife, he is also survived by five grandchildren and six great grandchildren, Surviving also are two sisters, Mrs Hubert (Daisy) Page of the Big Bend Retreat in Slater and Mrs Percy (Hazel) Jeter, also of Slater.

He was preceded in death by five sisters and four brothers.

Mr. Hains was a member of the Marshall Chamber of Commerce and at one time held membership in all the branches of the Masonic Lodge, including the Shrine. He was also a member of the United Methodist Church of Marshall.

Mr. Hains moved to Marshall from rural Slater in 1910. For 44 years, Mr. Hains and his son, Randall, published the Daily Democrat-News. Mr. Hains retired at the age of 80 when the newspaper was sold to the Stouffer Publishing Inc., of Topeka, Kan.

Prior to his newspaper career, Mr. Hains was chief deputy to George T. Duggins, Saline County Collector for four years. He was also a bookkeeper for five years at the Bank of Marshall where he operated the first bookkeeping posting machine in the county.

His early education was in the rural schools of the county and was a graduate of Slater High School. To attend the Slater High School, he rode the 14 miles each day, mostly on horseback, for the four-year course.