Solomon Rush was born to Floyd and Mattie Beatrice (Barnes) Rush on January 28, 1930 in Tallahassee Florida. He was the 10th of 17 children. His parents and 9 of his siblings preceded him in death.
Solomon departed this life October 30, 2020. He leaves to cherish his memory his children Brenda, Phyllis, Mark (Pat), Iris and Gregory and faithful special daughters Lynette Harper, Phyllis Vaughan and Wilma Henderson-Mapp; grandchildren Mark Jr. (Kimberly), Andrea, Jonathan (Kiera with new born, Joshua), Tiffany, Lisa, Matthew and Christopher, along with Ashley and Chelsea, 3 sisters, Carrie Richardson, Ethel Mitchell, Daisy Christian; 4 brothers Frank (Delores), Freddie (Gertrude ), John and Bill Rush; two sisters-in-law Barbara Harper and Theresa Harper and a host of additional grandchildren, great grands, nieces, nephews, cousins and his Mt. Pleasant family that he loved for 72 years.