Mike Rail

Mike Rail was born Sept.19th, 1951, in Melrose Park, Illinois to Vivien Powers and Donald Rail. He was raised by Vivien & Jim Smith. He entered into eternal rest on July 5th, 2021, after an extended battle of stage 4 prostate cancer. Mike is proceeded in death by his parents Vivien & Jim), 4 sisters Teresa Hawks of Mt, Diane Coleman of Il, Trudy Harmon of Az., Jimmie-girl of Ca, and one grandson Johnathan Holliday of Az. He is survived by his significant other of 16 years Carol Montgomery who stayed by his side and cared for him during his long and challenging medical procedures. He is also survived by his brothers Jimmy Smith from Wa., Wess Smith from Tx, Half-brothers Tim & Mark Rail of Chicago Il, two daughters Dawn, (Veneta) Molina & Shelly Rail of Globe, Az, Christina Smith & Debra Espinoza which were taken in as family, as well as 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Mike moved to Globe in high school where he ultimately married Veneta Savage and had two daughters, Dawn and Shelly. He began working at Inspiration Copper Mine as a pipefitter and later worked at DJ's for many years, and then retired from Bowen. Mike enjoyed riding his Harley, exploring new places, camping with family and friends, and spending quality time with his loved ones. This was especially important to him. Mike was known for being a handyman, he could fix anything. He could also name every plant or tree that existed in wildlife. He will be dearly missed! Memorial and tribute to Mike will be held on September 17th-19th, 2021, at Roosevelt Lake as a camping trip. For anyone interested please contact his daughter Dawn Molina at 928-961-6670 or at azmzthang12@gmail.com. Thank you for knowing and loving our dad.