Shirley Rankin's obituary , Passed away on May 11, 2025 in Gaffney, South Carolina

Shirley Rankin

February 25, 1936 - May 11, 2025 (89 years old)

Gaffney, South Carolina

Shirley Rankin's obituary , Passed away on May 11, 2025 in Gaffney, South Carolina

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Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory

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Shirley Rankin

February 25, 1936 - May 11, 2025 (89 years old)

Gaffney, South Carolina

Shirley Rankin Obituary

The memory of Shirley Rankin of Gaffney, South Carolina, who passed away on May 11, 2025 at the age of 89, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid Shirley 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 Shirley 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 Wayne Carl Rankin; her parents, Hilton H. Parker and Myrtle Darby Parker; and her sisters, Margaret Huffman and Elizabeth Faye Thompson.

She is survived by: her brother Alfred Parker of Gaffney.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory



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