The Words of the Rankin Family
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The Words of the Rankin Family |
Rodger Edwin Rankin, 58, of St. Marys, WV formerly of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, passed away May 8, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born February 12, 1951, in Belmont, WV, a son of Margarette Katheryn Ingram Rankin of St. Marys and the late Frederick Thomas “Tom” Rankin. He was a 1969 graduate of St. Marys High School and he attended Marshall University. He has been a member of the Unification Church since 1975, joining in New York City where he was a home member and married his first wife. He has three children from that marriage. In the 1990s he moved to the metro Washington, D.C., area where he has been a faithful member of the New Hope Family Church. When in West Virginia, he was an active participant in the Celebration Center in Belmont, WV. He was employed with True World Foods in Landover, MD for the past 15 plus years, keeping their fleet of trucks and supplies rolling. In his spare time he enjoyed gardening and fishing.
In addition to his mother he is survived by one daughter, Amanda Fosbrink of New Vienna, OH, two sons, Josh Rankin and Elijah Rankin both of Las Vegas, NV, and three brothers, Steve Rankin, Rob Rankin both of St. Marys, WV, and John Rankin of Sistersville, WV.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in transitioning to the spiritual world by his second wife Do Soon Rankin. They were Blessed in marriage by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon February 13, 2000, in a satellite ceremony in Washington, DC as part of the 1st phase of 400 Million Couples Blessing.
Services will be held Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 11 A. M. at Ingram Funeral Home, St. Marys, WV with Pastor Gary Saler officiating. Interment will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, St. Marys, WV. Calling hours from 4 to 8 P. M. Tuesday and from 10 to 11 A. M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Edits by Rev. Randall Francis