Marianne Smith Rankin Obituary
The memory of Marianne Smith Rankin of Seneca, South Carolina, who passed away on April 5, 2025 at the age of 94, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Marianne Smith 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 Marianne Smith 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 husband Walter Rankin, Jr. of Seneca; her parents, Lowell Smith and Ella Guntharp Smith; and her siblings, Albert Smith, Carl Smith, Marshall Smith, Harry Smith and Ruth Kelley.
She is survived by: her sons, Carl Baker and David Baker of Wilmington, NC; and her stepchildren, Walter E. Rankin III, Libbie Hamilton and Laura Rankin.
