AHOSKIE – William McKinley Rankins, Sr. of Ahoskie, a native of Bertie County, died Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Rountree Temple Church of God in Christ, Powellsville. Hunter’s Funeral Home, Ahoskie, is handling the arrangements.