Rush Kee

1929 – 2023

          Rush grew up on a farm in Texas.  Rush gave his heart to the Lord as a young teen.  From an early age, he had a love for the violin.  In his late teens and early twenties, Rush played for several Texas western swing bands, notably, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.

Rush was one of six people who started the First Baptist Church of Grantsville in 1977.  He married Eve McCord in 1979.  Starting in 1993, Rush and Eve served in missions across Utah and Idaho and in several southern states.  They went on two mission trips to Moscow, Russia in 1997 and 1998.  Rush pastored the First Baptist Church of Grantsville from 2003 until he retired December 2017, being given the title, Pastor Emeritus.  He is survived by his loving family, wife Eve of 44 years, sons, Scot McCord, Dennis Kee, Randy Kee, daughters, LaDonna Russell and Carolyn Burkett.

POEM

What must it be to step on Shore

And find it – Heaven;

To take hold of a Hand,

And find it – God’s Hand;

To breathe new air and find it –

Celestial air;

To feel invigorated, and find it – ;

Immortality

To rise from the care and turmoil

Of earth in to one unbroken calm;

To wake up and find it –

Glory!

Services will be held on Thursday, June 22 at 2 PM at the

Grantsville First Baptist Church, 235 W Main. Visitation will be held

at 1 hour prior.