Marguerite Leone Justus Rankin

Marguerite Leone Justus Rankin, age 93, died Sunday, May 15, 2011, at her home in White Pine, TN. Mrs. Rankin was born November 17, 1917, in Knoxville, TN. She was a graduate of Maryville College and a teacher, by profession, in Knoxville and in Charlotte, NC. She was also an artist, a genealogist, and a flower gardener. In 1952, she started the first Girl Scout troop in White Pine, and over the next twenty-five years, she volunteered her services both in White Pine and in Nashville, TN. She received the Thanks Badge, the highest award given to a volunteer, for her work with girls in the Girl Scout organization. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Morristown where she was active as a deacon and teacher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Marshall Rankin; her son, Don Marshall Rankin; and two grandchildren, Rebecca Lynn and Donna Marie. She is survived by he daughters, Marilyn Rankin Clark and husband Mark, of Arbovale, WV; Nancy Rankin Smith and husband Richard, of Lexington, KY and Carol Jean Rankin of Greensboro, NC; daughter-in-law Marianne Greer Rankin of Knoxville; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 19, 2011, from 5:30 ? 8:00pm in the chapel of Farrar Funeral Home in White Pine. After a private graveside service, a memorial service will be held Friday, May 20, at 11:30 am at First Presbyterian Church in Morristown. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 600 W. Main Street, Morristown, TN 37814. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in White Pine, 865-674-2441