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ROSE RANKIN

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Rose Ethie Rankin, 90, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, April 23, 2018, in a local nursing home. Mrs. Rankin was born June 7, 1927, in Texarkana, Texas. She was a retired butcher and waitress. She also was a Methodist. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.W. Rankin; and two sons, Bobby Smith and Billy Smith. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Ron Vickers of Texarkana; two grandchildren and spouses, Amanda and Kevin Bryant of Tucson, Ariz., and Drew and Jennifer Teer of Alexander, Ark.; and three great-grandchildren, Laney Bryant, Cooper Bryant and Addison Teer. Memorial services and visitation will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Blessing Tree Farm, 8270 Old Harrison Chapel Road, Texarkana, Ark., with the Rev. Cranford Graves officiating under direction of Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Online registration is at texarkanafuneralhome.com.

Published April 25, 2018

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