Joe Frank Rushing 
Joe Frank was born on December 19th, 1898 in Troy, Pike Co., AL.1 Joe Frank's father was William E. Rushing and his mother was Laura J. Cox. His paternal grandparents were John Eager Howard Rushing and Eliza Jane Jenerett. He had two brothers and a sister, named George Grady, Billy Glenn and Mary. He died at the age of 38 on February 5th, 1937 in Mobile, AL. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Atmore, AL..1 1 General Notes
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J. F. RUSHING DIES FRIDAY OF OPERATION
ATMORE, Ala., Feb. 24 - All Atmore and score of friends elsewhere
mourned the passing early last Friday morning in a Mobile hospital of Joe
Frank Rushing, 38, member of a family that has been prominent in South
Alabama for many years.
Mr. Rushing succumbed after an operation from stomach ailment about a
week before.
Since 1905 he had lived in Atmore, coming here from Troy, Ala., with his
parents, Judge and Mrs. W. E. Rushing. He attended school here and
graduated from the Escambia County High school. In recent years he was
an employee of the Alabama Power company.
Always a popular member of social circles of Atmore, the death of Mr.
Rushing cast a pall of gloom over this city, and Saturday, when his
funeral took place.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon from the home of his
parents of South Main street. The Rev. C. J. Crawford, pastor of the
First Baptist church officiated. Burial took place in Oak Hill cemetery.
Active pallbearers were George Bowab, Byard Swift, Cliff Rankin, Charles
Sowell, Sam Byrne, and Dr. A. L. Holloway. Fellow workers of the Alabama
Power company served as honorary pallbearers.
In addition to his mother and father, Mr. Rushing, left a sister, Mrs.
Mary Peavy and a niece, Miss Laurie Peavy. One of his two deceased
brothers was Billy Glenn Rushing, who lost his life in the World War and
for whom the local American Legion Post is named.
Those from out of town attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Benson, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Springer, Mrs. Smith , Miss Blan, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Chevis, Mr. and Mrs. Delmas Cook, Miss Gladys Williams and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Huxford, Mrs. Laurie Long, Mrs. F. I Spaulding, Jr.,
J. R. Bozeman, O. G. Anderson, R. S. Reiser, D. W. Burns, J. W.
Rutherford, Beverly Christy, M. D. Rhodey, H. R. Kennedy all of Mobile;
Mr. and Mrs. Deward(1) Rushing, Mrs. Minnie Youngblood, and Mrs. Fay
Spivey, Mrs. Albert Rushing of Troy, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Brazil, and
Miss Dasly Currie of Montgomery; W. R. of Columbus, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs.
Lanier McDavid of Montgomery.(2)
(1) This is misspelled. Spelling should be Duard.
(2) The Atmore Advance, 24 Feb. 1937.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1750 in SC d.~ 1815 in SC
- b.~ 1810 in Beaufort District, SC d.19 Dec 1879 in Pike Co., AL
- b.~ 1760 in NC d.~ 1855 in Pike Co., AL
- b.07 Dec 1834 in Montgomery Co., AL d.28 Dec 1918 in Pike Co., AL
- b.~ 1811 in NC d.1870 in Pike Co., AL
- b.16 Oct 1857 in Pike Co., AL d.Aug 1942 in Atmore, AL
- b.~ 1759 in France d.09 Sep 1833 in Columbus Co., NC
- b.24 Oct 1812 in NC d.01 Oct 1852 in Pike Co., AL
- b.02 Aug 1754 in ? d.1820 in ?
- b.1778 in France (?) d.04 Mar 1845 in NC
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.08 Jan 1839 in Pike Co., AL d.18 Jan 1927 in Pike Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.02 Mar 1811 in NC d.13 Feb 1885 in Pike Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.19 Dec 1898 in Troy, Pike Co., AL d.05 Feb 1937 in Mobile, AL
- b.1863 in ? d.1959 in Atmore, AL
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