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David Marrs Rush | February 19, 1931 – February 19, 2005 

Author’s note:

I am writing this brief autobiography at the request of my son, David Stephen, who started a web site recently and wants content for it. Herein is my life story, told the way I experienced it and remembered it.

Editor’s note:

After my father passed away, I took his autobiography and had it printed up and copies distributed to various family members.  I’ve taken this opportunity, years later, to put it on line.  My father needed a pretext to write this document which I gave him… no not that thought out.  I did take the liberty of adding a couple images.

The Early Years

I was born in Tompkinsville, KY on February 19, 1931 to Jack and Mary Rush. Since then, I have lived in many places and done myriad things, some I remember with pride, others with regret.

There were eight of us in the family: five sisters, Mickey Florene, Betty Jane, Jackie Nell, Virginia Gayle, Mary Sue; two brothers, Jimmy Earl and Joseph Michael, and of course me. Joseph Michael was born after I left home for the Navy. Mickie died in infancy on March 20, 1930. She was approximately six months old. Jim died February 13, 1989 in Louisville, KY at the age of 45. Jim served in the Army during the Korean War and when discharged attended college and dental school. He was a practicing dentist in Louisville at the time of his death.

I can’t recall a great deal about my life while growing up except for a few incidents, which are burned into my memory. When I was four or five we had a baby chicken for a pet. His name was Continue reading “From Tompkinsville to Muskogee: A Unique Journey by David Marrs Rush”