Alice Marie (Gainer) Bush

Alice Marie Bush, 89 of Racine, passed away, at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in the Overbook Center, Middleport. Born August 13, 1926, in Antiquity she was the daughter of the late William and Susan Hoback Gainer. She was a member of the Meigs County Farm Bureau, and the Fellowship Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Marie was a homemaker and also an outside person. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, and attending hymn sings.

Marie is survived by her husband, Charles Bush, whom she married on December 13, 1945 in Pomeroy; daughters, Donna J. (Mike) Matson, of Racine, and Peggy S. (Ed) Gibbs, of Racine; a son, Harry A. (Marie) Bush, of Boline, Fl.; daughter-in-law, Belinda Bush, of Keller, Tx.; ten grandchildren, Tom (Kaye) Bush, Karin (Adrian) Davis, Steve Bush, Michael Bush, Anthony (Amy) Bush, Norman (Tammy) Matson, Freddie (Angel) Matson, Adam (Ginnee) Lee, Ben Lee, and Emily (J.R.) Hupp; great-grandchildren,  Morgan, Myla, Maleesa, and Makara Bush, Maleaha, Jordan and Alonna Bush, Aaron and Makayla Davis, Dylan and Branden Matson, Carissa Matson, Jacob and Emily Bush, Grace and Everett Lee; A sister, Grace Holter, of Racine; a brother, Marcus W. Gainer, of Hershey, Pa.; sisters-in-law, Clara Mae McIntyre, Violet Bush, and Suzanne Bush, all of Racine; brothers-in-law, Virgil Norris, of Mt. Union, Oh., Ernest Bush, of Middleport, and George (Mary) Bush, of Portland, Tenn.; and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

In addition to her parents, Marie, is preceded in death by her son, William W. Bush; sisters, Eleanor Droz and Barbara A. Norris; sisters-in-law, Frances Gainer, Bettie Pigott, Flossie Bush, and Evelyn Bush; brothers-in-law, Junior Droz, Harry Holter, Robert Bush, Roy Bush, Lawrence Bush, Jacob Bush, Herb McIntyre, and Willard Pigott.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016 in the Cremeens Funeral Home, Racine. Her son Harry A. Bush will officiate. Interment will follow in the Letart Falls Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 on Friday, at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensfuneralhomes.com

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