General Information

Birth
18 SEP 1940
Cove City, Crawford County, Arkansas
Death
9 JAN 2026
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
13 JAN 2026
Farmington Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Notes

Raymond D. Rush

85 a resident of Farmington, Arkansas, passed away Friday, January 9, 2026 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born September 18, 1940 in Cove City, Arkansas, the son of Dick and Viola (Jones) Rush.

Raymond served 3 yrs. in the United States Army. He worked 28 1/2 yrs. for Kearney Company and 28 yrs. for Walmart. He enjoyed camping with family and friends, metal detecting while searching for Civil War artifacts, and tractor pulling.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters, Lorene Lowery, Nettie Newman, and Millie Hulse.

He is survived by his wife, Darlene Giles Rush, to whom he was married 65 years; his daughters, Julia Huey and her husband Billy of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Glenda Rush of Clarksville, Arkansas; three grandchildren, Jennifer Patterson and her husband James of Eagle River, Wisconsin, Lauren Sheets of Blue Spring, Missouri, and Shelby Bates of Little Rock, Arkansas; three great-grandchildren, Bradley Bowman and Kylee Patterson, both of Farmington, and Abel Patterson of Eagle River, Wisconsin; one great-great-grandchild, Sau'vay Martin of Farmington, Arkansas.

The family will receive friends from 5 PM until 6 PM Monday, January 12th, at the Luginbuel Funeral Home.

Funeral Service will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. Burial will be in the Farmington Cemetery in Farmington, Arkansas.

Parents

Richard Dick Rush
- Father
1903 - 1981
Birth
24 DEC 1903
Mt. Burg, Crawford County, Arkansas
Death
1 SEP 1981
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
4 SEP 1981
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Virona Jones
- Mother
1910 - 1964
Birth
25 SEP 1910
Crawford County, Arkansas
Death
6 AUG 1964
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Spouse

Lola Darlene Giles
- Wife
Birth
11 SEP 1942
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas

Children

Julia Rush
- Daughter
Glenda Rush
- Daughter