Edgar Shields Rush died Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Hazlehurst. He was 90.

Mr. Rush served in the Air Force in World War II and was a Purple Heart recipient. A longtime resident of Vicksburg, he had worked as a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Mickey J. Rush; his parents, Benjamin and Cassie Shields Rush; and a brother, Ben Rush Jr.

Survivors include two sons, Henry Lee and wife, Pat, and Paul Rush and wife, Wendi; two daughters, Barbara Shannon and husband, Michael, of Hazlehurst and Sheila Rush of Byram; nine grandchildren, Joe Lee, Christy Taylor, David Lee, Karen Eads, Bonnie Anderson, Rush Flowers, Andy Shannon, Josh Rush and Shelly Prescott; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Wintergreen Cemetery in Port Gibson. Burial will follow under the direction of Riverwood Family Funeral Service.

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