Patricia Jean Rankin

Patricia Jean (Mrs. Pat) Stowell Rankin was born September 6, 1939 in Emmett, ID the daughter of the late Edward E. and Kathrine Eleanor Bash Stowell.



She was united in marriage to Welton Rankin on July 24, 1962. Mrs. Rankin was a machine operator for Capro when she retired in 2001,and had also served in the United States Navy. She was a member of the Finger First Baptist Church. Her favorite pastimes were crocheting, working crossword puzzles, tending her roses, collecting angels, and cooking, but most of all she loved spending time with her family.



Mrs. Rankin departed this life on July 25, 2012 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 72 Years, 10 Months, 19 Days. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Welton Rankin of Bethel Springs, TN; a daughter, Shannon Moore of Corinth, MS; two sons, Darrell Rankin and David Rankin and wife Vickie, all of Bethel Springs, TN; two brothers, Alfred Gibbons and Douglas Stowell, both of Nampa, ID; a sister, Barbara Lutter of Zuni, VA; five grandchildren: Jenny Renee Connor and husband Matt of Bethel Springs, TN, Brittany Crowe and husband Nick of Bethel Springs, TN, Beth Ann Rankin of Selmer, TN, Michaela Lynn Tull of Bethel Springs, TN, and Chasity Nicole Smith; eight great-grandchildren: Karter, Logan, Preston, Sydney, Kayla, Emma, Ashley, and Lexi.



In addition to her parents, Mrs. Rankin was preceded in death by a brother, Edward Stowell; and a grandchild, April Dawn Smith.