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Submitted: 5/18/21 • Approved: 5/19/21 • Last Updated: 5/22/21 • R419694-G0-S3
US Army
World War II
August 4, 1915 - November 12, 1983
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
John E. Bush, 69, of 611 Lee St., died at 6:50 p.m. Saturday in St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Gateway Baptist Church with the Rev. Roy Henderson, pastor, officiating and V.O. Smith assisting.
Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery by Alexander Funeral Directors.
Mr. Bush was born in Lufkin, and had been a Borger resident since 1957, moving here from San Angelo. He was employed by Hutchinson County. He was a member of the Gateway Baptist Church and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a stepson, Sonny Graig of Borger; two brothers, Jim Bush of Bakersfield, Calif.; and Duke Banister of Boyd.
Pallbearers will be Mike Jennings, Tim Jennings, Jerry Jennings, Larry Lattle, Terry Breeden, and Don Creacy.
(Published in Borger News Herald, Monday, November 14, 1983)
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: John Elvie Bush
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 4 Aug 1915
Birth Place: Coffman, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Water Valley, Tom Green, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Water Valley, Tom Green, Texas, USA
Employer: W P A
Weight: 195
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Mattie Irene Bush
Household Members:
Name Relationship
John Elvie Bush Self (Head)
Mattie Irene Bush Wife
Texas, Marriage Index, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011
Name: John Elvie Bush
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1915
Age: 51
Marriage Date: 7 May 1966
Marriage Place: Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Spouse: Myrtle Jones
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 60
Source: Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: John Bush
Death Date: 12 Nov 1983
Death County: Potter
Gender: Male
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: John Bush
Last Residence:
79007 Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
BORN: 4 Aug 1915
Died: Nov 1983
Contributed on 5/18/21
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Record #: 419694