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Katherine Pearl Rush, 85, of Elkton, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at Avante in Harrisonburg.
She was born Jan. 4, 1923, in Rockingham County and was the daughter of the late Samuel and Cordelia Knighten Lam.
She was a member of the Evangelical United Methodist Church in Elkton.
On Dec. 29, 1941, she married Winifred Whitfield Dean, who preceded her in death April 23, 1953. Later she married Robert E. Rush, who also preceded her in death on April 17, 1955; two sisters, Ruby Frances Lam and Ella Ree Lam, and a son-in-law, Donald H. Roll, who died March 1, 2005.
Surviving are three daughters, Wanda June Roll of Belton, Mo., Sylvia Marie Livengood of Elkton, and Sharon Mae Harmon and husband, Daniel, of Grottoes; four grandchildren, Don Roll, Pam Sparks and husband, Bill, Lisa Eppard and husband, Todd, Daniel Harman II and wife, Darlene; four great-grandchildren, Nicholas Sparks, Ryan Sparks, Nathan Harman and Zachary Harman.
A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, at the Evangelical United Methodist Church in Elkton with the Rev. Dr. Patricia Riggs officiating. Burial will follow in the Elk Run Cemetery in Elkton.
The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Kyger Funeral Home in Elkton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Elkton Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 152, Elkton, VA 22827.
Online condolences may be sent to the Rush family at www.kygers.com.
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