June Luretha Rankin, age 90, of Brownwood went home to Heaven on February 22, 2016.
June was born on June 4, 1925 to Samuel L. and Nettie Lee Rankin. She was a graduate of May High School. She worked as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell in Odessa, Cisco, and Abilene. She retired in 1978. In 2005, she moved to CARE Apartments in Early, and in 2015 she moved to Vicksburg Apartments in Brownwood.
June’s favorite activities were fishing, gardening, and playing bingo with her friends.
Ms. Rankin is preceded in death by her Mother and Father; 3 brothers Coy Rankin, Bill Rankin, and Ray Rankin; sister-in-law Jewel Rankin, and brother-in-law Garvin Sumner.
She is survived by her brother Jay Rankin and his wife Ernestine of Early; 4 sisters Gaynell Nelms of Bozeman, MT, Wanda Sumner of Hillsboro, Ruth Mouring and husband Bob of Marysville, TN, and Betty Barnhill and husband Billy of Midland, sister-in-law Irene Rankin Sullivan of Rising Star. 16 Nieces and Nephews and a host of great nieces and nephews.Services will be Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Heartland Funeral Home in Early with Rev Dewayne Clower officiating. Family visitation will be Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Pioneer Cemetery.
Friends are invited to sign the guestbook at www.heartlandfuneralhome.net.
Heartland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
