Jacob “Tyler” Rankin, 26, of Wabash, Indiana, died Friday, July 16, 2021, at his home. He was born on August 1, 1994, in Noblesville, Indiana, to James Alan and Jenice Lynn “Jen” (Smith) Rankin.
Tyler worked the past three years at Autozone in Wabash. He enjoyed working on cars and tinkering on engines. He enjoyed fishing, skateboarding, animals, collecting coins, and hanging with friends. Tyler loved his mother and his brothers, idolized his father, and he loved spending time with them. He volunteered countless hours at the Wabash County Solid Waste District, and every year with the Wabash River Defenders.
He is survived by his mother, Jen Rankin of Wabash, two brothers, Ryan Wayne Swingley of Noblesville, Indiana, and Joseph Dean Rankin of Fishers, Indiana, half brother, Cody Alan Rankin, and step-sister, Hailey Lynn Rankin, both of Elwood, Indiana, girlfriend, Amanda Long of Wabash, step-mother, Julie Rankin of Elwood, two grandmothers, Melba Smith of Cowan, Indiana, and Anne Nita Rankin of Stanford, Kentucky, grandfather, Ralph Stiles of Indianapolis, Indiana, several aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, James Alan Rankin, brother, Christopher Bradley Rankin, grandmother, Patricia Stiles, and his grandfathers, Norman Wesley Smith, and Lindsey Rankin.
Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Friday, July 23, 2021, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Bruce Hostetler officiating. Burial will be in Crownland Cemetery, Noblesville, Indiana. Friends may call 3:00 – 7:00 pm, Thursday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
The memorial guest book for Jacob may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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