Word was received here this week that Alex Rankin had died very suddenly in Kalispell, Montana. Mr. and Mrs. Rankin were on their way to Portland, Oregon, and several letters had been received from them, and they spoke of both being well. The first word that anything was wrong came Tuesday when the message came saying Mr. Rankin had passed away. Word was later received that they would leave Kalispell at 9:30 p.m. for Herman, coming via Omaha. It is thought that they will arrive about Friday. The cause of Mr. Rankin’s death is not yet known.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

Name: Alexander Rankin
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 02 Aug 1909
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Marital Status: Unknown
Birth Year (Estimated): 1842
Registration Year (Original): 0
Index Number: 26-0377

Citing this Record "Montana Death Index, 1860-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHCD-F7B : 9 December 2014), Alexander Rankin, 02 Aug 1909; from "Montana Death Index, 1868-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2009); citing State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics, Helena. Find a Grave Memorial #60837174