Anna Rankin

Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Thursday, January 9th, 2020

Anna Rankin

Anna May Rankin, age 92, formerly of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in Springfield, Ohio.

She was born October 25, 1927 in Butler, Indiana to the late Truman F. and Goldie M. (Jenks) Hultz. On May 15, 1948 she married Willard O. "Bill" Rankin and he survives in Springfield.

Other survivors are a son Jack G and his wife Christina Rankin of Troy, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.

Anna had been a private secretary at International Harvester Co. in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She and her husband established and owned Rankin's Store in downtown Celina from May 1955 to July 2002. She was a member of Grand Lake United Methodist Church in Celina.

Services will be held at 4:00 pm on Monday, January 13, 2020 at Cisco Funeral Home in Celina, the Rev. Allan Brown officiating.

The family will receive friends for 3:00 pm-4:00 pm prior to the funeral. Private graveside services will be held at Butler Cemetery in Butler, Indiana.

Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Children's Hospital.

Please leave condolences to the family at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.

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