1946
Robert
2018
Robert Louis Bush, Jr.
November 6, 1946 — February 15, 2018
Robert Louis “Cotton” Bush, Jr., age 71, passed away at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS on February 15, 2018.
There will be a memorial service held for Mr. Bush at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 18, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Friends will gather at 1:00 prior to the service. Rev. Jimmy Scruggs will officiate.
Cotton, as he was known by his family and friends, was born November 6, 1946 in Courtland, MS, to the late Robert Louis Bush and Annie Mae Bush. Cotton worked as a sewing machine mechanic during his lifetime and eventually retired from the profession. It was here, at Panola Mills in Batesville, where he met and married Maria Louise Sophia Klotz. During his spare time, Cotton enjoyed Baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals. He played, coached and umpired for local teams. A lover of the outdoors, Cotton also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching golf. Most of all he cherished his family and grandchildren.
The family he leaves behind include his wife, Maria Bush of Batesville; 2 daughters, Sabrina Frank (James) of Munford, TN., and Sonja Bush Pennington (Paul, Jr.) of Sumner, MS; and 4 grandchildren, Cameron Frank, Kayla Hommes, Emma Pennington and Ben Pennington.
Memorial Contributions in Cotton's honor may be made to St. Jude Children's Research, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105
There will be a memorial service held for Mr. Bush at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 18, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Friends will gather at 1:00 prior to the service. Rev. Jimmy Scruggs will officiate.
Cotton, as he was known by his family and friends, was born November 6, 1946 in Courtland, MS, to the late Robert Louis Bush and Annie Mae Bush. Cotton worked as a sewing machine mechanic during his lifetime and eventually retired from the profession. It was here, at Panola Mills in Batesville, where he met and married Maria Louise Sophia Klotz. During his spare time, Cotton enjoyed Baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals. He played, coached and umpired for local teams. A lover of the outdoors, Cotton also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching golf. Most of all he cherished his family and grandchildren.
The family he leaves behind include his wife, Maria Bush of Batesville; 2 daughters, Sabrina Frank (James) of Munford, TN., and Sonja Bush Pennington (Paul, Jr.) of Sumner, MS; and 4 grandchildren, Cameron Frank, Kayla Hommes, Emma Pennington and Ben Pennington.
Memorial Contributions in Cotton's honor may be made to St. Jude Children's Research, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105
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