Mr. Joe Carroll Bush's Obituary
Mr. Joe Carroll Bush, age 81 of Madison, passed away December 19, 2014. Preceded in death by parents, Joshua Cloase and Ola Bush; sister Katherine Sams; brothers J.C. Bush, Jr., and James Gross Bush. Survived by wife of fifty-nine years, Joyce Orr Bush; daughter Carolyn Bridgette Gunther; granddaughter Cagney Slye Stinson (Brian) and numerous nieces and nephews. Joe was retired from the State of TN Department of Higher Education. He also had been a bivocational pastor for several middle Tennessee Baptist churches. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict (1953-1955).
Visitation will be Monday, December 22, 2014 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the time of service. A Celebration of Life service will be Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Spring Hill Funeral Home with Dr. Kevin Shrum officiating. Active pallbearers will be family and friends and honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Inglewood Baptist Church and Winners Sunday School Class. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Inglewood Baptist Church or the American Parkinson Disease Association, 2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203. Arrangements entrusted to Spring Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Road, Nashville, TN 37216, 615-865-1101, www.springhillfh.com.
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