Laurinburg
H. Jack Rushin, 92, passed away peacefully Monday morning, February 22, at his residence at Scotia Village.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.
He Is survived by his son, Jack Rushin, Jr. (Janice) of Charlotte; 3 grandchildren; Jade (Bart) Hagen, Andrew (Kristen) Rushin, and Emily (Ken) Vawter; four great grandchildren; Timothy, Micah, Joshua, and Elijah; and a special friend, Barbara Haney. He was preceded in death by his wife, Tinky, in 1993.
Jack was born August 18, 1923 on the family farm in Hoke County, or just across the Lumbee from Cypress Bend Vineyards. He worked with the McNair's for 34 years and in the 1960's opened Laurinburg's first convenience store, The Kwik Stop, across from the Honey Cone on South Main.
He also operated 3 laundromats in the area and opened Village Cleaners in the late 1970's.
He was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church for 70 years. An active member of the Laurinburg Kiwanis Club, he was always their largest seller of tickets for their fund raising pancake supper and breakfast.
He lived a full life of love, humor, faithfulness, integrity and generosity. He will be missed.
Memorials are requested for the First Baptist Church, PO Box 883, Laurinburg, NC 28353.
Read Jack Rushin's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdougald.com.