Mrs. Eddie Mae Rushing, age 97, died on Thursday, February 11, 2010, at Browns Health Care and Rehabilitation under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born January 3, 1913, in Evans County, GA, to the Late Fentress John C. Strickland and Delia Frances Harvey Strickland. Mrs. Rushing was preceded in death by her husband, James H. "Jim" Rushing, her sons, "Pete" Rushing and "Freddie" Rushing of Register, GA. She was a member of the Register Baptist Church.
Mrs. Rushing was a business woman and homemaker through the years. After her husband's death, she continued operating a farm and country store in Bulloch County while she raised her children. She was a graduate of Perry Business School. She was a member of the National Association of Business and Professional Women. Later, she became a bookkeeper and then owned and operated a ladies clothing store, Eddie Mae's Fashions, in Claxton, GA. She was a church organist for many years. She was an avid bridge player with the Register Bridge Club and a wonder homemaker, enjoying quilting, knitting, sewing, and baking. She always said she didn't mind living alone later in life because she could always find something to do and she did. While she enjoyed so many hobbies, spending time with her family was her favorite past-time. You could always count on her to add a little humor to any gathering with her quick wit.
She is survived by a daughter, Norman Brown (Tom) of Jacksonville, FL; a son, Robert Rushing of Register, GA; daughter-in-laws, Emogene and Jeanette Rushing of Register, GA; daughter-in-laws, Emogene and Jeanette Rushing of Register, GA; grandchildren, Jim Rushing, Jeanie Gay, Joel Rushing, Barbara Threatt, Freddie Rushing, Jr., Timmy Rushing, Lisa Ryles, Amanda Henley, Jennifer Vickery, all of Register, GA, Suzanne Enoch, Andrea Shaw and Richard Brown, all of Jacksonville, FL, 25 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren, and maany other relatives and friends.
The funeral service will be held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Eason and Rev. Jim Correll officiating.
Burial will be in Lower Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be her caregivers, Barbara Owens and Missy Chester, also Kay Wildes and the staff of Southern Manor Retirement Inn.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Lower Lotts Creek Church Cemetery Fund.
Statesboro Herald - February 14, 2010
Mrs. Rushing was a business woman and homemaker through the years. After her husband's death, she continued operating a farm and country store in Bulloch County while she raised her children. She was a graduate of Perry Business School. She was a member of the National Association of Business and Professional Women. Later, she became a bookkeeper and then owned and operated a ladies clothing store, Eddie Mae's Fashions, in Claxton, GA. She was a church organist for many years. She was an avid bridge player with the Register Bridge Club and a wonder homemaker, enjoying quilting, knitting, sewing, and baking. She always said she didn't mind living alone later in life because she could always find something to do and she did. While she enjoyed so many hobbies, spending time with her family was her favorite past-time. You could always count on her to add a little humor to any gathering with her quick wit.
She is survived by a daughter, Norman Brown (Tom) of Jacksonville, FL; a son, Robert Rushing of Register, GA; daughter-in-laws, Emogene and Jeanette Rushing of Register, GA; daughter-in-laws, Emogene and Jeanette Rushing of Register, GA; grandchildren, Jim Rushing, Jeanie Gay, Joel Rushing, Barbara Threatt, Freddie Rushing, Jr., Timmy Rushing, Lisa Ryles, Amanda Henley, Jennifer Vickery, all of Register, GA, Suzanne Enoch, Andrea Shaw and Richard Brown, all of Jacksonville, FL, 25 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren, and maany other relatives and friends.
The funeral service will be held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Eason and Rev. Jim Correll officiating.
Burial will be in Lower Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be her caregivers, Barbara Owens and Missy Chester, also Kay Wildes and the staff of Southern Manor Retirement Inn.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Lower Lotts Creek Church Cemetery Fund.
Statesboro Herald - February 14, 2010
Mrs. Eddie Mae Rushing, age 97, died on Thursday, February 11, 2010, at Browns Health Care and Rehabilitation under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born January 3, 1913, in Evans County, GA, to the Late Fentress John C. Strickland and Delia Frances Harvey Strickland. Mrs. Rushing was preceded in death by her husband, James H. "Jim" Rushing, her sons, "Pete" Rushing and "Freddie" Rushing of Register, GA. She was a member of the Register Baptist Church.
Mrs. Rushing was a business woman and homemaker through the years. After her husband's death, she continued operating a farm and country store in Bulloch County while she raised her children. She was a graduate of Perry Business School. She was a member of the National Association of Business and Professional Women. Later, she became a bookkeeper and then owned and operated a ladies clothing store, Eddie Mae's Fashions, in Claxton, GA. She was a church organist for many years. She was an avid bridge player with the Register Bridge Club and a wonder homemaker, enjoying quilting, knitting, sewing, and baking. She always said she didn't mind living alone later in life because she could always find something to do and she did. While she enjoyed so many hobbies, spending time with her family was her favorite past-time. You could always count on her to add a little humor to any gathering with her quick wit.
She is survived by a daughter, Norman Brown (Tom) of Jacksonville, FL; a son, Robert Rushing of Register, GA; daughter-in-laws, Emogene and Jeanette Rushing of Register, GA; daughter-in-laws, Emogene and Jeanette Rushing of Register, GA; grandchildren, Jim Rushing, Jeanie Gay, Joel Rushing, Barbara Threatt, Freddie Rushing, Jr., Timmy Rushing, Lisa Ryles, Amanda Henley, Jennifer Vickery, all of Register, GA, Suzanne Enoch, Andrea Shaw and Richard Brown, all of Jacksonville, FL, 25 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren, and maany other relatives and friends.
The funeral service will be held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Eason and Rev. Jim Correll officiating.
Burial will be in Lower Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be her caregivers, Barbara Owens and Missy Chester, also Kay Wildes and the staff of Southern Manor Retirement Inn.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Lower Lotts Creek Church Cemetery Fund.
Statesboro Herald - February 14, 2010
Mrs. Rushing was a business woman and homemaker through the years. After her husband's death, she continued operating a farm and country store in Bulloch County while she raised her children. She was a graduate of Perry Business School. She was a member of the National Association of Business and Professional Women. Later, she became a bookkeeper and then owned and operated a ladies clothing store, Eddie Mae's Fashions, in Claxton, GA. She was a church organist for many years. She was an avid bridge player with the Register Bridge Club and a wonder homemaker, enjoying quilting, knitting, sewing, and baking. She always said she didn't mind living alone later in life because she could always find something to do and she did. While she enjoyed so many hobbies, spending time with her family was her favorite past-time. You could always count on her to add a little humor to any gathering with her quick wit.
She is survived by a daughter, Norman Brown (Tom) of Jacksonville, FL; a son, Robert Rushing of Register, GA; daughter-in-laws, Emogene and Jeanette Rushing of Register, GA; daughter-in-laws, Emogene and Jeanette Rushing of Register, GA; grandchildren, Jim Rushing, Jeanie Gay, Joel Rushing, Barbara Threatt, Freddie Rushing, Jr., Timmy Rushing, Lisa Ryles, Amanda Henley, Jennifer Vickery, all of Register, GA, Suzanne Enoch, Andrea Shaw and Richard Brown, all of Jacksonville, FL, 25 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren, and maany other relatives and friends.
The funeral service will be held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Eason and Rev. Jim Correll officiating.
Burial will be in Lower Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be her caregivers, Barbara Owens and Missy Chester, also Kay Wildes and the staff of Southern Manor Retirement Inn.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Lower Lotts Creek Church Cemetery Fund.
Statesboro Herald - February 14, 2010
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