Mr. Anthony Ferrero Rankin, 55, of Yulee, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, at Baptist Medical Center Nassau.
Born in Philadelphia on Aug. 5, 1961, to Diane Ferrero and the late Harry Dehaven Rankin, Mr. Rankin grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Upper Moreland High School in 1979.
He worked as a general contractor in Pennsylvania and retired to Fernandina Beach with his wife, Sharon, in 2015. He was an avid fisherman and loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Mr. Rankin leaves behind his wife, Sharon Rankin of Yulee; his mother, Diane Ferrero of Hatboro, Pa.; stepsons, Patrick and Christopher Kelly of Orlando; stepdaughter, Mellissa Ricks of Yulee; sisters, Diana Van Pelt of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Deborah Dougherty of Doylestown, Pa.; and five grandchildren.
The family will celebrate his life in Pennsylvania at a later date.
Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors