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Submitted: 9/22/20 • Approved: 9/24/20 • Last Updated: 9/27/20 • R1340433-G1340433-S3
Elvin
May 28, 1928 - October 7, 2016
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Sunday, October 9, 2016
GENTRY — Elvin L. Rankin, 88-year-old resident of Gentry, Ark, died Oct. 7, 2016, in Siloam Springs, Ark. Born May 28, 1928, in Stilwell, Okla., he was the son of Marvin Rankin and Liddie Coleman Rankin.
Elvin married Dorothy Speed on June 11, 1952, in Siloam Springs and loved her faithfully for over 60 years. During the Korean Conflict, he served in the U.S. Air Force as an AP prop mechanic balancing airplane props.
In the late 1950s, Elvin co-owned Rankin-Walker Automatic Transmission Service located on East Main in Siloam Springs. Elvin was a cattleman in the Gentry-area for 63 years. He enjoyed old time country music, Sunday dinners with family and friends at La Hacienda II, teasing his grandkids, and swapping stories with friends over coffee at McDonald's in Gentry and Cafe on Broadway in Siloam Springs. He and his two year old great-grandson, Dean Wimberly, shared a special bond and a mutual love for horses.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Rankin; one daughter, Sharon Rankin; one sister, Viola Walker; and two brothers, B.J. Rankin and Ore Lee Rankin.
He is survived by one daughter, Glenda Manos and husband Larry of Siloam Springs; two sons, Larry and Gary Rankin of Gentry; seven grandchildren: Traci Letellier and husband Casey, Corrie Wimberly and husband Brandon, Amy Mayberry and husband Scott, Angie Kirkpatrick, Jerred Rankin and wife Kayla, Nathan Amos and wife Vilgen, and Regina Amos; and eight great-grandchildren: Boyd Wimberly, Dean Wimberly, Stone Mayberry, Briar Mayberry, Jaxon Milsap, Presley Kirkpatrick, Astralia Roman, and Asia Amos.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at Siloam Springs Bible Church, with Brother Wayne Thomas of Kind at Heart Ministries officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery; Siloam Springs. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.wassonsfuneralhome.com. The family wishes to thank the staff at Siloam Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation for the kindness and love they showed toward Elvin.
Dorothy
September 10, 1931 - December 3, 2014
*Obituary
Benton County Daily Record
Friday, December 5, 2014
GENTRY — Dorothy Mae Rankin, 83-year-old resident of Gentry, Ark., died Dec. 3, 2014, at Siloam Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation, Siloam Springs, Ark. She was born Sept. 10, 1931, in Siloam Springs to Hubert B. Williams and Cleta Belle Simpson Williams.
Dorothy was later raised by her mother, Cleta Simpson Speed, and her stepfather, Burley Speed.
She married Elvin Rankin on June 11, 1952, in Siloam Springs. She worked as a food supervisor for Colcord Schools and with the Gentry Head Start Program. Dorothy was a member of the Bloomfield Ladies Club and attended First Assembly of God Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Sharon Rankin; and one brother, Lonnie Speed.
She is survived by her husband, Elvin Rankin of Gentry; one daughter, Glenda Manos and husband, Larry, of Siloam Springs; two sons, Larry Rankin and Gary Rankin of Gentry: seven grandchildren. Traci Letellier and husband, Casey, Corrie Wimberly and husband, Brandon, Amy Mayberry and husband, Scott, Angie Kirkpatrick and husband, T.A., Jerred Rankin and wife, Kayla, Nathan Amos and fiancee, Vilgen, and Regina Amos; eight great-grandchildren, Boyd Wimberly, Dean Wimberly, Stone Mayberry, Briar Mayberry, Jaxon Milsap, Presley Kirkpatrick, Astralia Roman and Asia Amos; one brother, David Speed of Siloam Springs; and three sisters, Wanda Straub of Freemont, Calif., Freda Gibbs of Siloam Springs and Betty Duncan of Decatur, Ark.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Siloam Springs Bible Church, with Brother Wayne Thomas of Kind at Heart Ministries officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Siloam Springs.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. today, Dec. 5, 2014, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs.
To sign the online guest book, visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com.
The family wishes to thank the staff at Siloam Springs Nursing and Rehab for the kindness and love they showed toward Dorothy.
Contributed on 9/22/20 by wfields55
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