Duane L. Rankin (1933 - 2010)

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Louise (Hartke) Rankin — married 1953 in Clayton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States

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Biography

Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.

Duane L. Rankin 76, passed away Feb. 28 in Joplin, Mo. He was born May 19, 1933, in Great Bend, Ks. His parents were Ruth Deon Miller Rankin and Louis Albert Rankin. Duane grew up on a farm near Albert and helped his father with farming until his graduation from Great Bend High School. He became involved in the oil business and worked as a roughneck, driller, and tool pusher on jobs in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Alaska. He retired from the Kansas Corporation Commission after 25 years of service. He married Florence Hartke in 1953 in Clayton, NM. They later divorced. He married Winifred Liton Anderson in 1974 and they resided in Great Bend, and Wichita. They retired to Crane, Mo., and later moved to Grove, Okla. Duane served his country in the Kansas National Guard in the 1950's. He is survived by his wife, Winifred of Grove, Ok., and Great Bend; sons Stephen (Michele) Rankin of Augusta, Stanley (Becky) Rankin of Garden Plain, and John (Peggy) Rankin of Aberdeen, SD; two grandchildren; one sister, Deon Lupton of Great Bend; his stepchildren, and many stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71476412/duane-l_-rankin