Obituary - James Edgar Jr "Bud" Rush

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James “Bud” Edgar Rush Jr.

DOVER HILL — James “Bud” Edgar Rush Jr., 74, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at his residence.
He was born in Daviess County on May 3, 1934, to James Rush and Helen Courtney Rush and both are deceased.

He married Maud Faye Harris on July 22, 1956. They have three girls, Scheliah Faye Rush, Dawn Annette Rush and Justine Ann (Rush) Sheetz, deceased, and son-in-law, Neal Sheetz. Mr. Rush also has two brothers and their wives, Carl Rush and Sylvia of Loogootee and Norman Rush and Renate of Shoals.

Mr. Rush was of the Christian faith and attended the Dover Hill Methodist Church at Dover Hill. Mr. Rush served as lay leader for many of the churches. Mr. Rush also served as youth leader for many years.

He loved to farm, garden and grow flowers. He loved to be outside doing work or walking his dog Whitie.

Mr. Rush served in the U.S. Army for a number of years both in the states and overseas.

He retired from NWSC Crane in 1997.

Minister for the funeral services will be James Downs. Burial will be in Mt. Union Cemetery.

Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Queen-Lee Funeral Home, Shoals.

The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

American Legion Post 61 will accord military rites.

Preferred memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.