John Wayne Rush, age 64, departed this life on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.

He was born on July 26, 1947 in Laurel, Kentucky to the late Harvey Monroe and Addie Katherine Farmer Rush. Mr. Rush was a retired paramedic with the Somerset-Pulaski County EMS and also the owner of Rush’s Jewelry and Gifts when he lived in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky in the 1980’s. He was a United States Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War era.

Mr. Rush was married to Patricia Gick Rush on August 8, 1971 in Hamilton, Ohio and she preceded him in death.

He is survived by a son, John (and Brooks) Rush of Anderson, SC; two daughters, Alicia (and Caleb) Andrus of Somerset and Diane Duvall of Somerset; seven grandchildren, Kyle Stone, Gage Andrus, Makenna Andrus, Trevor Andrus, Joseph Andrus, Destin Duvall, and Brynlee Duvall, all of Somerset; and a sister, Janice (and Don) Eppert of Milford, OH.

Besides his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers.

A gathering of family and friends will be at 2:00 pm on Sunday, January 22^nd at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway 80, Somerset.  A “Celebration of Life” service will follow at 3:00 pm in the Veterans Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home.

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