Huey Rush Jr

Huey Lee Rush, Jr., 73, of Whitney passed away on June 12, 2006 in Waco. He was the son of Huey and Alma Anna Huff Rush. He grew up in the Corsicana State Orphans Home beginning at age 13 He attended school and graduated from Corsicana State Orphans Home; played football and ran track at Navarro Jr. College and North Texas. He received his Bachelors and Master degree from North Texas. He was a teacher and coach for 15 years and had his own construction company. During the Panama conflict he served in the U. S. Army from 1956 - 1959 and in the reserves until 1962. Huey loved to play 42 and work with wood, adored his grandchildren and was a good family man. He was a member of Fort Graham Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Lee Rush of Whitney; children, Sharon Graves and husband, Gary of Duncanville, Becky McClain and husband, Doug of Granbury; brother, Raymond Rush and wife, YoKo of Lake Charles, LA; sister, Margie Powell and husband, Carl of Lake Charles, LA; 14 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Interment of the cremains will follow later at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Memorials:Fort Graham Baptist Church, 137 FM 2604, Whitney, TX 76692