Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

- John 14:1-3

Thomas Albert "Marion" Vanish, son of the late Lewis and Lucinda Haynes Vanish, was born on July 29, 1935 in Moncks Corner, SC. He departed this life on Wednesday April 26, 2017, at his home. He answered God's call and quietly slipped away in a peaceful sleep into eternal life with the Lord.

He was educated in the public schools of Berkeley County, graduating from Berkeley Training High School in 1954. He furthered his education at Claflin University. He spent time in Gary, Indiana and Brooklyn, New York, where he met his wife, Verdelle Middleton Vanish. While a resident of New York, he was a faithful member of Salem United Methodist Church. Throughout his career, he was a loyal employee, the most recent company was Alcoa (formerly Alumax), from which he retired. He was a long established member of Wesley United Methodist Church where he served on various committees.

He is survived by his devoted wife, Verdelle; three children, Connie Washington Brown of Moncks Corner, SC, Lionel G. Vanish of Alpharetta, GA, and Patrisha V. Vanish of Columbus, OH; brothers: Jesse J. Vanish (Thelma), Burnett T. Vanish (Ruth), Lewis Vanish Jr. all of Moncks Corner, SC, and Clark G. Vanish (Linda) of Carson, CA; sisters: Miriam V. Ham (Quincy) of Elyria, OH and Gwendolyn V. Williams (Robert) of Jacksonville, FL; one maternal aunt, Mabel Session; one paternal aunt and uncle, Roxcena and Isaac Vanish; four other aunts, and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.