Rick Rush - Eastern Times Register

Obituaries

April 14, 2026

Rick Rush

Jan. 23, 1960 — April 7, 2026

Funeral services for Rick Rush, 66, of Marble City, were held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2026, at Blunt Baptist Church in Sallisaw.

Burial was at Deer Meadow Cemetery in Marble City under the direction of Agent Mallory- Martin Funeral Home.

Mr. Rush was born on Jan. 23, 1960, in Tahlequah to Gerald Francis Rush and Louella Jodene (Kennedy) Rush. He died on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Sallisaw.

He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Survivors include one sister, Ronice Copeland of Van Buren, Ark.; and other family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents. Pallbearers were Troy Parker, Austin Parker, Canyon Parker, Rodney Copeland, Craig Stites and Derick Rush.

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