Mrs. Josephine Gladys Fox Rankin was born March 7, 1937 in Manila to the parentage of the late Peter Fox and Nellie Gwin Fox. She departed this life Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at her home.
She was a member of AOH Church of God Gainestown where she served as Mother of the Church. She was employed as a bus driver with the Clarke County Public School System for many years. Among her most favorite things to do was to go fishing.
Left to cherish her memories: husband, Rev. Jethro Rankin of Gainestown; four sons, Jethro (Veronica) Rankin, Jr., and Robert Rankin, both of Mobile, AL; Pervis (Sumluck) Rankin and Calvin (Karon) Rankin, both of Gainestown, AL; four daughters, Betty (John Henry) James of Choctaw Bluff; Evelyn (Curley) Jackson of Gainestown, AL; Kathleen Jackson of Mobile, AL, and Ashley Rankin-Reed of McIntosh, Al; one brother, Willie "Jodie" Fox of Gainestown, AL; 18 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephew, other relatives and friends.
Viewing Saturday, 10-11am service at AOH Church of God, Gainstown, AL, Overseer Heary Rodgers, pastor; following burial in the church cemetery, the family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church.
Condolences to the family at http://www.andrewsfuneralhomejackson.com/ and on Andrews Funeral Home Facebook page.