Decades-old will resurfaces, thousands of dollars dedicated to Kern County farmworkers

Decades-old will resurfaces, thousands of dollars dedicated to Kern County farmworkers

Bertha M. Rankin lived in Kern County for 40 years until her death in 1952. Being a farmer herself, she left a will with over $500,000 to be used to help agricultural workers employed or unemployed. Bertha M. Rankin was born in Missouri in 1886. Migrating to Kern County later in life, she married Edward Ned Rankin, part of the famous Rankin family, owners of Rankin Ranch out in the KRV. According to her obituary, Ms. Rankin was affiliated with t…