Ronald L. Rankin

July 20, 2008

WEST YARMOUTH / TAUNTON – Ronald L. Rankin, 76, died Sunday, July 20, 2008, at the home of his daughter, in Bridgewater, following a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Taunton, the son of the late Bright and Florence (Hodgkins) Rankin, he was the husband of Shirley (Cranmer) Rankin, with whom he shared fifty-five years of marriage.

A 1950 graduate of Taunton High School, where he excelled in basketball, he was a veteran of the U. S. Army, having served during the Korean conflict. He was employed by the Equitable Insurance Company in the Newport, RI, office, and by the Lifschultz Freight Line Company in Cambridge, MA. A longtime resident of Taunton, he had been a resident of West Yarmouth for the past ten years. He was formerly a member of the Winthrop Street Baptist Church in Taunton. Mr. Rankin was a member of the American Legion of Swansea and the Loyal Order of Moose in South Yarmouth. He enjoyed spending his summers working for the Town of West Yarmouth Park Department at the Resident Beach.

He was the loving father of Corinne Corr and her husband Stephen of Bridgewater, Debra Pierce and her husband Win of Yarmouth Port, and Michael Rankin and his wife Victoria of Pembroke. He was the loving and adoring grandfather of Matthew and Kaitlin Corr of Bridgewater and Ethan and Elizabeth Rankin of Pembroke. He was also a special friend of Dr. David Sykes and Heidi Lombard, RN, of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Funeral Information

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a time of memorialization of his life Sunday, July 27, 2008, from 2:00 to 4:00PM in THE CRAPO-HATHAWAY FUNERAL HOME, 350 Somerset Ave. (Route 138 South). Taunton, MA. To LIGHT A CANDLE, SIGN THE MEMORIAL REGISTER, consult THE GRIEF LIBRARY, or obtain FACILITY DIRECTIONS, should please log on to www.hathawayfunerals.com., or please telephone 508/822-3318.

Donations Information

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02115.