On August 31, 2023, Marcia Kinney Bush, loving wife and mother of three children, four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren passed away at age 84. Marcia had been in the loving care of Green Oaks Inn in Florence, Alabama for the past two months.
She was born in Austin, Indiana on December 18, 1938, to Margaret and Hubert Kinney. After high school graduation she married the love of her life, Earl B. Bush of Crothersville, Indiana. They moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where they started their family before settling in Sheffield, Alabama for the next 60 years.
She is predeceased by her beloved husband, Earl “Bud” Bush of 61 years; father, Hubert Kinney; mother, Margaret Redman Kinney; brother, Clebert Bill Kinney; sister-in-law, Helen Foster Kinney; and two nieces, Sandra Kinney Kuehn and Karen Kinney Owens; all of Indiana.
She is survived by her three children; son, Michael E. Bush of Sheffield, Alabama; daughters, Pam B. Pirkle (Tommy) of Red Bank, New Jersey and Melissa J. Bush of Sheffield, Alabama; her grandchildren, Hayden Parks Pirkle, Ann Leslie Childers (Drew), Frederick Tait Pirkle(Kelsey), and Lilly Jane Lanter. She was blessed with two great grandchildren, Rylee and Owen Childers, and one on the way, Olivia Childers; her brother Clyde Daniel Kinney (Beverly); sister, DeEtta Chasteen (Marvin); and her special fur baby, Zoe.
Around 1975, she entered the workforce at Bank Independent, followed by a long career at Belew and Roberts in Sheffield. She was active in her community through various clubs and organizations: The Pilot Club (president), Helen Killer Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary (president). Boy and Girl Scout leader, Sunday School teacher and a member of numerous committees at the United Methodist Church of Sheffield.
She spent her retired years doing what she loved most, as a hands-on, loving, and supportive grandmother to her four grandchildren, taking many trips to New York and New Jersey to visit her two grandsons, sewing, crocheting, and painting.
She loved all her in-law children and grandchildren as her own and was so proud of the entire family.
A big heartfelt thank you to all the wonderful and devoted staff at Green Oaks Inn and her Compassus Hospice team.
A memorial visitation will be held at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia, Alabama on September 15th, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., followed by a family graveside service at Shoals Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dementia Society of America or Green Oaks Inn in Florence, Alabama.
She was special to so many and will be greatly missed.
