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Juanita Rushing Obituary
Juanita Rushing, age 86, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at her home in Clarksville.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, December 21, 2012 at the chapel of McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home with the Rev. Kyle Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. until the hour of service Friday at the funeral home.
Juanita entered this life on March 13, 1926 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee, daughter to the late William T. Bruce and Bertha Hams Bruce. Juanita retired from a career as a Dental Assistant and was a faithful member of First Christian Church for over 70 years. She enjoyed writing poetry, making scrap books, shopping, and eating out.
Juanita was preceded in death by her husband, Elvis Rushing and her daughter, Connie Lieding. She leaves behind her two loving granddaughters, Mary E. Burrell of Charleston, SC and Susan Marrs of Waxhaw, NC; two great grandchildren, Anna and Joshua Marlow of NC; children by marriage, Louis Rushing and wife Janet of Clarksville and Joann Ellis of Erin; five grandchildren by marriage; seven great grandchildren by marriage; and six great-great grandchildren by marriage.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to AseraCare Hospice, 1539 Ashland City Rd, Clarksville, TN 37040.
Arrangements are in the care of McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home, (931) 647-3371. Online condolences may be made at NaveFuneralHomes.com.
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billie singleton
December 21, 2012
i will miss you so much you was such a joy to all who knew you love you
Rickey and Essie Williams
December 20, 2012
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
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