Noah C. Rainey

Oct. 28, 1992-Jan. 29, 2022

Deputy Noah C. Rainey, 29, of Delphi passed away Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at 1:50 a.m., in Clinton County, from injuries he sustained in an auto accident, while responding to a call from another officer for assistance.

He was born Oct. 28, 1992, in Lafayette, to his late father G. Bruce Rainey, and his mother Victoria J. Martin Hobbs. His marriage was to Maria C. Salter in Crawfordsville, on July 28, 2018, and she survives.

He graduated from Jeff High School in Lafayette in 2010, and from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy on Nov. 13, 2020. He started working for the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department in Delphi on Oct. 10, 2018, as a reserve officer. He was hired full-time by the department on Nov. 4, 2019, and has served Carroll County as a sheriff’s deputy since then. Prior to that, he worked for the Tippecanoe County Jail, and at the Plainfield Correctional Facility. He worked at Auto Zone in Lafayette for a while too.

Noah was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 123. He enjoyed participating in the extracurricular activities his department would help with, during holidays and other events. His family said, that if Noah saw a need for something to be done, no matter what the circumstances, he would fill it, or help figure out what was best for that particular situation. He loved his job and the people he worked with. He loved to serve and protect his community and those around him.

He enjoyed cars, working on them, and especially detailing them inside and out. He enjoyed being outside, keeping his yard mowed just right, and around his house manicured and kept. He loved music, and had a wide genre list, covering lots of different musicians and songs.

He loved wrestling with his boys, and just hanging out with them, and his dog Joey. Family was everything to Noah, and he dearly loved his wife and sons more than anything. Their happiness was everything to him. He loved his entire family, friends, co-workers and community.

His smile would light up any room he was in, and you could always tell what he was thinking by his smirk, that would give him away. Rest in peace Noah. You served your family, county and community well.

Surviving are: wife Maria C. Rainey of Delphi, and their sons, Easton W. and Nicholas A. Rainey at home; brothers, Matthew and Victoria Welborn of Delphi, Vincent Martin of Lafayette, Zach Hobbs of Lafayette and Adam Hobbs of Lafayette; mother Victoria and Tim Hobbs of Lafayette; in-laws Andrew and Carolina Salter of Crawfordsville; brother Eli M. Rainey of Indiana; and brothers-in-law, Gerard and Sarah Salter of Los Angeles, California, and S. Paul Salter of Elkhart.

Visitation will be 2-7 p.m. Saturday at the Delphi Community Middle School. His funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Delphi Community High School gymnasium, with the Rev. Todd Ladd officiating, and other law enforcement dignitaries. Noah will be buried at IOOF Memorial Gardens in Pittsburg, with full law enforcement honors and traditions.

The family is strongly suggesting in lieu of flowers, contributions be given in Noah’s memory to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Fund. Envelopes will be available at his service. Abbott Funeral Home, Inc., Delphi, is assisting the family with arrangements, with help from the IN State F.O.P.,and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department.

To view his obit or send an online condolence to the family, visit: http://www.abbottfuneralhome.com.