Morehouse County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....RANKIN, THOMAS HUGH BLYTHE JR. October 11, 2025
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LEGACY - OCT 2025
THOMAS HUGH BLYTHE JR. RANKIN


THOMAS "TOMMY" HUGH BLYTHE RANKIN, JR
COX FUNERAL HOME
BASTROP, LOUISIANA
Thomas Hugh Blythe Rankin, Jr. was born on May 2, 1938, in Bastrop, Louisiana 
and he died on October 11, 2025 in Mer Rouge, Louisiana. He was a longtime 
resident of Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. Tommy's parents were Thomas 
H. B. Rankin, Sr., and Sara Jane Williams Rankin. His maternal grandparents were 
Alex Norwood Williams, Sr., and Mary Emma Davenport Williams of Mer Rouge, 
Louisiana. His paternal grandparents were Edgar Rankin and Mary Frampton Rankin 
of Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. Tommy is survived by his brother Alex Williams 
Rankin and his wife Shelley, his niece Dr. Sara K. Rankin and by many cousins in 
both the Williams Family and the Rankin Family. Hie is preceded in death by his 
wife, Gayle Williams Rankin.
Tommy graduated from Mer Rouge High School in 1956 and from LSU in 1961. While 
at LSU he joined Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. After college, Tommy returned to Mer 
Rouge and farmed with his father, and after his father's death, he farmed on his 
own for many years. He also worked part-time at the Morehouse Gin and Elevator 
Company for several years. Tommy was a lifelong member of St. Andrews Episcopal 
Church in Mer Rouge and served on the Vestry on several occasions. He attended 
church faithfully every Sunday for 80 or more years, when he was physically able 
to do so.
Tommy was a member of the Mer Rouge Lions Club for 65 years and served as its 
secretary for most of those years. He also served for many years on the Board of 
Directors of both the Morehouse Farm Bureau and Oak Woods Home. He was an avid 
sports fan, rooting especially for the LSU Tigers and the Cleveland Indians.
The family thanks the Oak Woods Home in Mer Rouge and Premier Hospice for their 
taking caring of Tommy during the last six months of his life.
Services for Tommy will be conducted by Rev. Dawnell Stodgill at St. Andrews 
Episcopal Church in Mer Rouge on Thursday, October 16th, at 11:00 a.m., with 
visitation being the same day beginning at 10:00 a.m. Serving as pallbearers are 
Dr. Norman Williams, Ed Lane, Allen Spires, Jr., George Spires, Joseph Spires, 
and Sam Spires.
A private interment service at the Mer Rouge Cemetery will be under the 
direction of Cox Funeral Home.
For those who wish, the family suggest planned memorials be made in Tommy's 
memory to either Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 65, Mer Rouge, 
Louisiana 71261, Oak Woods Health and Rehab, 1400 Davenport Avenue, Mer Rouge, 
Louisiana 71261, or to the charity of the donor's choice.

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