Rankin Lupe

Rankin Lupe of Cibecue, Navajo County, Arizona passed away peacefully on June 2, 2012 at the Copper Mountain Inn in Globe, Gila County, Arizona. He was 78. Rankin was born to the late Dewey Lupe, Sr. and Rose (Nagle) Lupe on February 17, 1934 in Cibecue, Arizona. Rankin was a great family man. He would always visit his step-mother any chance he got and enjoyed spending time with her. He loved to write with chalk and was great at art. He is survived by his step-mother, Rose N. Lupe; brothers, Max Lupe Sr., Enoch Lupe Sr., Richard Lupe Sr., Mike Lupe Sr., Dewy Lupe Jr. and Burnette Lupe; sisters, Norma Lupe, Azlie Lupe, Joyce Wallen, Yolanda Lupe and Maxine Bonito. A two night wake will be held 3:00PM Thursday June 7, 2012 at the family residence, 310 N. Cromwell, in Cibecue, Arizona. Funeral services will be held 1:00PM Saturday June 7, 2012 at the Cibecue Miracle Church in Cibecue, Arizona. Interment will follow in the Lupe Family Plot also in Cibecue.