This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RobertLJackson29 Surnames: BORUFF, SWANGO, RUSH Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/9942/mb.ashx Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, April 23, 1964, Volume LXXXIX, Number 29, Page 1, Column 2, Owensburg Youth Taken By Death.'[Transcribed on March 1, 2008 by RLJ from microfilm of the original newspaper on file in the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library.] Rodney Dale RUSH, 17 years old, died at 8:45 o'clock Friday night at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. RUSH, of Owensburg. He had been ill for two and a half years. Rodney Dale was born at Owensburg on December 21, 1946, and had spent all of his life there. He attended Eastern School, and would have graduated this year. He is survived by the parents, Harold W. and Virginia (SWANGO) RUSH; two brothers, Jarold W. RUSH, with the U. S. Armed Forces in Hawaii, and Zelbert, at home; a sister, Teresa RUSH, at home; two grandmothers, Mrs. Edith M. BORUFF and Mrs. Ella RUSH, both of Owensburg, and the great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick SWANGO, also of Owensburg. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Owensburg Baptist Church. The Rev. Merla CRAIG was the officiating minister, and burial was made in the Owensburg Cemetery. Jenkins and Sons Funeral Directors were in charge of arrangements. - Link to the Obituary of his maternal great-grandfather, Dick SWANGO [1877IN-1971IN]: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/5540/mb.ashx - Link to the Obituary of his maternal great-grandmother, Artie Mace (SARGENT) SWANGO [1876IN-1955IN]: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/5539/mb.ashx - Link to a 1908 Biography of his maternal great-great-grandfather, Abraham SWANGO: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/2077/mb.ashx - Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.