Clara Mae was a long time resident of Sulphur, La., but was born and reared in Brookhaven. She was a foster mother for more than 20 years providing a loving home for more than 150 children in need, but her primary purpose in life was being a wife to her beloved husband, Frank, and a mother to their four children.
Services for Mrs. Rushing were 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service Chapel with burial in New Salem Church of Christ Cemetery in Brookhaven.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank B. Rushing and their son, Frank Marlon Rushing, both of Sulphur; her mother, Maggie Arnold Smith; her father, Jeff "Coot" Smith; her sisters, Winnie Calcote and Nellie Bedford; and her brother, Earl Smith, all of Lincoln County.
She is survived by her daughters, Paulette Field and husband, Walter, of Humble, Texas, Teresa Smith and husband, Roger, of Sulphur; her son, Jeff Rushing and wife, Melody, also of Sulphur; her sister, Pauline Berry, of Lincoln County; her nine grandchildren; and her 11 great-grandchildren.
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Clara Mae was a long time resident of Sulphur, La., but was born and reared in Brookhaven. She was a foster mother for more than 20 years providing a loving home for more than 150 children in need, but her primary purpose in life was being a wife to her beloved husband, Frank, and a mother to their four children.
Services for Mrs. Rushing were 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service Chapel with burial in New Salem Church of Christ Cemetery in Brookhaven.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank B. Rushing and their son, Frank Marlon Rushing, both of Sulphur; her mother, Maggie Arnold Smith; her father, Jeff "Coot" Smith; her sisters, Winnie Calcote and Nellie Bedford; and her brother, Earl Smith, all of Lincoln County.
She is survived by her daughters, Paulette Field and husband, Walter, of Humble, Texas, Teresa Smith and husband, Roger, of Sulphur; her son, Jeff Rushing and wife, Melody, also of Sulphur; her sister, Pauline Berry, of Lincoln County; her nine grandchildren; and her 11 great-grandchildren.
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