San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Rankins, Robert Eugene September 30 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Davis-Holman Cis1052@aol.com October 3, 2004, 1:21 pm The Record Ocrober 3, 2004 Stockton Robert E. Rankins Oct. 7, 1930 - Sept. 30, 2004 Chief Petty Officer Robert Eugene Rankins, retired, 73 of Stockton, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2004, in a local convalescent care facility. Born on October 7, 1930 in Newman, IL, he was a mechanic / inspector with the Blue Angels of the Navy, and 30 years with the Navy. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Loretta Rankins of Stockton; loving step-father of Devona (Mark) Whitney, Karen (Neil) Baysinger, Kevin (Renee) Blankenship and Kimberly (Aaron) Van Fleet all of Stockton; grandfather of 15; and great grandfather of 11; brother of Donald Rankins, Harold Rankins, Shirley Apple and Betty Rowland all of IL, also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to attend Funeral Services, Wednesday, October 6, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. in the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park. Visitation hours on Tuesday 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 Industrial Way at Beckman Rd., Lodi. Interment at Cherokee Memorial Park. Max Carroll in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 237 E. Alpine, Stockton 95204 are preferred. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/ob1625rankins.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/caobfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb