General Information

Birth
10 JAN 1904
Chester, Crawford County, AR
Death
10 DEC 1992
Springdale, AR

Notes

Gladys Rankin graduated from Springdale High School, and completed her Nurses training at Sparks School of Nursing in Fort Smith, AR. She went into government nursing and was stationed in Memphis, TN. She transferred to the Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, Washington County, AR when the hospital opened. She recalls that a man by the name of George Washington was sitting on the steps of the hospital when it open to be the first patient. She work at the V.A. Hospital for 38 years.

Parents

John Harvey Rankin
- Father
1874 - 1948
Birth
21 APR 1874
Chester, Crawford County, Arkansas
Death
21 MAY 1948
Fayetteville, Washington County, AR
Narcissus Irene Temple
- Mother
1875 - 1963
Birth
10 MAR 1875
Rudy, AR
Death
26 JAN 1963
Springdale, AR