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He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Dennis O'neil Rush.
Survivors include his wife, Sheila Wheeles Rush; son, Nicholas "Nick" Rush (Gail); daughter, Shannon Mayhew (Mark); sisters, Janet Hope Terry (Bill) and Vicki Barnes; brothers, David Jerome Rush, Jerry Heath Rush and Marlon Franklin Wedgeworth (Helen); six grandchildren, Johnmesha Mayhew, Jamie Caples, Zahkariah Manning, Cameron, Kylar and Karleigh Rush; great-grandchild, Zaiden Mayhew; two nieces; two nephews; special cousin, Denise Smith (Leon); and best friend, Clifton Jones.
Johnny was born June 28, 1958 in Starkville, Mississippi to the late Ronald Edgar Rush and Bettie Merle Beauchamp Rush. He was a former employee of McGee Lumber Company.
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