Betty Jean McBroom Rushing

Published 12:00 am Thursday, September 25, 2008

Betty Jean McBroom Rushing died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. She was 73.

Mrs. Rushing was born in Vicksburg. She was a member of the Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church. She was a retired employee of Walgreens Drug Store.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Stella Emerson McBroom; and a brother, Johnny McBroom.

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Survivors include her husband, Joe Dan Rushing; two sons, Toney Goss and Burl Goss, both of Vicksburg; two daughters, Paula Nevels of Vicksburg and Robin Twisdale of Mason, Tenn.; two brothers, Ronnie McBroom and Ray Emerson; one sister, Wanda Davis; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Glenwood Funeral Home with Elder Charles Holder officiating. Burial will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 1 until the hour of the service at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Jay Kraemer, Keith Twisdale, Ryan Twisdale, Andy Rainey, Nathan Randal and Ronnie Twisdale.