Cornelia Blackwell Rankin Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Cornelia Blackwell Rankin (Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina), who passed away on February 11, 2025, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Cornelia Blackwell Rankin to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Cornelia Blackwell farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Cornelia Blackwell is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her mother Annie Mae Gunter Blackwell; her former husband John Henry Rankin; her husband John Willis Miller, 3rd (James "Curtis" Rankin); her son John Henry Rankin, Jr.; and her granddaughter Mallori Eve Crapps.
She is survived by: her daughters, Annette Parker (Phillip) and Nancy Crapps (Alton); and her daughter-in-law Marilyn Rankin. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held on Friday, February 14th 2025 at 1:00 PM at the Barr-Price Funeral Home Batesburg-Leesville Chapel (256 Main St, Leesville, SC 29070). A funeral service was held on Friday, February 14th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the same location. A burial was held on Friday, February 14th 2025 at the Ridge Crest Memorial Park (329 Summerland Ave, Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29006).
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Covenant Baptist Church Orphange, 3535 Delree St., West Columbia, SC 29170.
