Jean Rankin Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Jean Rankin in Johnson City, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 82, on September 29, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Jean Rankin or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Rev. Clifton Ward and Sara Milinda Ward; her husband Fred Herman Rankin; and her brothers, Robert Ward and James Richard Ward.
She is survived by: her children, Cynthia Debra Sells (Jeff) and Timothy Allen Rankin; her daughter-in-law Teresa Rankin (Christine Angela Rankin); her grandchildren, Adam, Katie Rankin, Josh, John Sells, Hunter Crandall and Dillon Perkinson; and her great grandchildren, Nolan, Ethan, Aleigha, Jeffrey, Abbi, Zeke, Xander, Zara, Brynna and Kensliegh. She is also survived by several nephews and nieces.
A reception will be held on Thursday, October 2nd 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home (418 W College St, Jonesborough, TN 37659). An entombment will be held on Friday, October 3rd 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Washington County Memory Gardens.