He was born in Chester County, the son of the late Hugh Ellis and Tressie Thomas Mainers. He attended schools in Chester County and graduated in 1939. He was a Merchant Marine Veterans and a member of the Pleasant Springs Methodist Church.
He is survived by five sisters Alice Faye Suddreth of Killen, TX, Mary Louise McKinnie of Memphis, Norma Joyce Mainers, Betty Jane Hicks, Peggy Jean Mainers and Shirley Jo Mainers all of Henderson; two brothers Clifton Mainers and Hugh Allen Mainers both of Henderson.