A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Life Church in Columbia for Charles Mitcheal (Mitch) Rankin, 46, of Columbia, who passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Interment will be at Enon Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro. Bill Morris will officiate.

Mitch was preceded in death by his father, Charles Rankin; mother, Vera Cameron.

He is survived by his wife, Amber Rankin of Columbia; son, Shannon Maurice Ward of Columbia; daughter, Anjaleac Nichole Elliott of Columbia; brother, James Eric Rankin (Aundia) of Richton.

Pallbearers will be Shane Moree, Chris Ward, Ben Speights, Russell Price, James Eric Rankin, Chuck Whitehead, Lorenzo Armstrong, and Jericho Dickenson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Shannon Maurice Ward and Anjaleac Nichole Elliott.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to a family account at Citizens Bank under her mother's name, Sandra Horton Jones.

Due to the Covid 19 virus, we are only allowed to have ten people at a time in the Church.

Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia is in charge of the arrangements. Family and friends may sign an online guestbook at www.hathornfuneralhome.com