Rachel Jean Varney Obituary (1979 - 2019)

Rachel Jean Varney, age 39, formerly of Greenville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday evening, June 28, 2019 at home in Duncan, South Carolina. The daughter of Linda Kay (Updike) & Danny Raymond Varney, she was born on September 12, 1979 in Greenville and was a graduate of Greenville High School. Rachel had worked in customer service in the retail and grocery business, beginning her career with Meijer in Greenville. She enjoyed watching movies and murder-mystery shows, but found her greatest delight in spending time with friends. Survivors include her significant other, Ralph Nieto of Duncan, South Carolina; her mother, Linda Ross of Sidney; her father and step-mother, Dan & Chris Varney of Greenville; a brother, Dustin "Duke" Varney & Kristen Wojokowski of Grand Rapids; two step-brothers, Alex and Ben; a niece, Olivia; a nephew, Nash; maternal aunt, Cindy & Rick Spaans; paternal uncle, Russell & Linda Varney; and many cousins and friends. Visitation with the family is from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, 511 S. Franklin Street, Greenville,where a committal prayer service will conclude the visitation at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Instead of flowers, Rachel would have appreciated contributions in her memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf.org) Envelopes for contributions will be available at the funeral home.