Huey R. Rushing

Many, LA - A funeral service celebrating the life of Huey R. Rushing, 80, will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Rose-Neath Chapel in Many with Mister Kerry Henry of Carthage Church of Christ officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 9:00 PM Saturday, February 2, at the funeral home. Interment will follow with a private service at the Rushing Family Cemetery. Bob was born on March 25, 1938 in Coffee County, Alabama to Thomas McDavid Rushing and Lacey Lee Black Rushing, and passed away January 30, 2019 at his home. He served in the military for 22 years and served in Greenland, France, Germany; as well as numerous posts in the United States. He served two tours in Vietnam, where he was awarded two bronze stars. He retired in 1976 and moved his family to the Toledo Bend area in Louisiana to enjoy his joy of bass fishing and country life. Bob was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Helen Louise Wismer Rushing; sisters Mildred, Ruby, Nillie, and Orene; and brothers Glady, Leonard, and Burl. Left to cherish his memory are his sons Huey Robert Rushing, Jr. of Many; Fredrick Alan Rushing and wife, Fang of Allen, TX; Philip McDavid Rushing of Many; and Richard Scott Rushing, and wife, Amy of Florien; sisters Corene and Betty Sue; brother Lawrence; grandchildren Tara, Demi, Devin, Clayton, Cody, and Evan; and great-grandchildren Joci, Joslyn, and Dani. Honoring Bob as pallbearers will be Tommy Hall, Dustin Babb, Josh Stewart, Eric Maddocks, Clayton Rushing, and Cody Rushing. Serving as honorary pallbearers are Evan Rushing, John Maddocks, Chuck Bardin, and Robert Parrie.