Verma Belle Rush, age 100 years 1 month and 1 day, passed away August 5th, 2013, at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation Center. Memorial service will be held 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the Warsaw Christian Church.

Verma was born on July 4, 1913 in California. At a very young age after her mother passed away her and her father moved to Colorado. Around 1925 her and her father moved to Kansas City, MO.

Verma graduated from Westport High School in 1930. In March of 1931 Verma was united in marriage to George E. Leppert, into this union Patricia Ann was born on July 18, 1933. Later Verma was married to Norton U Rush on March 2, 1940 and moved to Claycoma MO. This is where they called home until 1951 when they purchased Rush's R-View Convenience Store at Farrier's Corner near Warsaw. Verma and Norton celebrated Fifty-three wonderful years together until Norton passed on June 18, 1993.

After moving to Warsaw Verma made many life-long friends through many different activities she was involved in. For 14 summers Verma and Norton showed outdoor movies once a week. Verma was a Democratic Chairwomen for many years. She also would love to visit over a good hot cup of coffee at anytime.

Verma had a great passion for flowers, gardens and flower arrangements. Verma's flower garden was a source of pride and joy. She enjoyed giving many tours of her garden with family and friends and even people that just drove by and stopped to see it. She loved sharing her plants with people from Warsaw to all over the United States. She founded the Stepping Stone Garden Club and she loved to share her beautiful flowers and flower knowledge. Verma was a Federated Master Flower Show Judge for 44 years she competed and judged for many of those years at the Missouri State Fair.

Sewing was another great passion of Verma's. She did mending for many other local residents. She enjoyed making Easter dresses, costumes for school plays, prom dresses and even wedding dresses for her grandchildren, great grandchildren and even great-great grandchildren.

Verma passed on her knowledge and skills to many people. Grandchildren and great grandchildren of Verma's have been taught how to sew. She helped teach 4-H youth groups how to sew, plant flowers and make flower arrangements. She was also involved in the Buddy Reading Program.

The Warsaw Rehabilitation Center is where Verma last resided. She was very active and involved while she was there. She folded napkins twice a day for the facility, she enjoyed making flower arrangements for different areas of the facility, and continued making flower arrangements for the Warsaw Christian Church. She even held flower arrangement classes at the Warsaw Rehabilitation Center where she was able to teach other residents.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and stepmother Lillian C. Guthrie. Two step brothers, Marion H. Lewis and Gordon A. Lewis and one step sister Dorothy E. Kellmer, and daughter Patricia Ann Tucker in 2006 and granddaughter Sandra E. Tatum in 1957.

She is survived by her four grandchildren, Patty Tatum, Hazel, of Warsaw, MO, Shirley Tatum, White of Quinton, VA, Lori Tatum, Taylor of Linneus, MO, David Tatum and wife Teresa Tatum of Calhoun, Mo, son-in-law Les Tucker of Warsaw, MO, nephew Lawrence Kellmer of Kansas City, MO, five great grandchildren, Christine Goodpaster and husband Leonard of Hill City, SD, Jennifer Honea and husband Jason of Warsaw, MO, Gale Adamczyk and husband Eric of Richland VA , Laurel Tatum and Kimberly Taylor of Linneus, MO, six great-great grandchildren, Allison Goodpaster of Hill City, SD, Cadence Cook of Linneus, Mo, Klarissa and Karina Honea of Warsaw, Mo, Elizabeth and Miles Adamczyk of Richland VA, and many many friends.