WILLIAM RANKIN, 65, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital. He was born on Sept. 15, 1945, in Springfield, Ohio. Survivors included one cousin, Ken Ringer of Fort Wayne. Funeral service is 5 p.m. Tuesday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St., with calling from 3 to 5 p.m. Burial in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio. www. sloanandsonsfuneralhome.com