ROCKINGHAM: Mrs. Mary Lee Rushing, 88, of 108 Lindsey Drive, Rockingham, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 in her home.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, February 19, at Roberdel Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Turner and Rev. Joe Wilkes officiating. Interment will follow in the Northam Cemetery Extension.
A lifelong resident of Richmond County, Mary was born on February 27, 1921 to the late Mack and Maude Williams Parker. She was a homemaker and the second oldest member of Roberdel Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Broadus Rushing; a son, Broadus Rushing, Jr.; and a brother, Theodore Parker.
She is survived by two daughters, Vivian Shepard and Katherine Gibson both of Rockingham; a sister, Eloise Wood of Rockingham; 5 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 7-9:00 PM at Roberdel Baptist Church.