JOSEPH BUSH

BUSH, Joseph ""Joe"" age84, of Troy, Alabamaand Naples, Florida,passed away in Naples,Fla., Sunday, April 10, 2011.A memorial service for Mr.Bush will be Monday, April18, 2011, at 3 p.m., atGreen Hills Funeral Home inTroy, Alabama, with Dr.Matthew Curtis Helmsofficiating. Visitation willbe at the funeral homeone hour prior to theservice. Green Hills FuneralHome directing. Mr. Bush isthe son of the late Rev.W.M. Bush and Erie M.Bush. He is survived by hisloving wife of 60 years, Mrs.Virginia Curtis Bush; twosons, Dr. Joseph Bush, Jr.,and his wife Elizabeth ofWashington D.C., andJeffrey Bush and his wifeJoanne of Oklahoma City,Oklahoma; one grandchild, Gillian Bush ofOklahoma City,Oklahoma; two brothers,Dr. Ellis Bush of Troy, Ala.,and Fred Bush of Ardmore,Oklahoma. Mr. Bush is agraduate of Troy HighSchool and a 1949graduate of AuburnUniversity. He served hiscountry honorably in theU.S. Navy during World WarII as part of the greatestgeneration. Mr. Bush'scareer was spent in NewYork City as Vice Presidentof Sales for Avondale Mills.In lieu of flowers, the familyrequests that contributionsbe made to the AmericanCancer Society or to afavorite charity. Friendscan sign the guestbook atwww.greenhillsfuneralhome.net. Green Hills FuneralHome is honored to servethe family of Joe Bush.