Margaret Rush Garrison was born on October 12, 1930 in Port Chester, N.Y. to Hugh Francis Rush and Sarah Troy Rush. She was preceded in death by brothers Hugh Rush, John Rush, Edward Rush and James Rush; also, by her husband of 43 years, Lawrence Brock Garrison.
Margaret graduated from White Plains High School, White Plains, N.Y. in 1949. She worked as a typist for Reader’s Digest in Pleasantville, N.Y. until she married and moved to Greenville, S.C. in 1953.
In Greenville, Margaret became a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and began her career as wife, homemaker and mother.
Her sweet and loving spirit will be sorely missed by her children, Sarah Garrison of Winnsboro, S.C.; Kathleen Hills of Greenville, S.C.; Mark Garrison of Iva, S.C.; their spouses, Richard Hills and Denise Garrison; grandchildren Victoria Garrison, Charity Scott, Tara Derkaoui, Mary Tate, Randy Hills, Matthew Safadi, Amanda Glover, Abey Finley and Adam Garrison; and twenty-three great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be held on April 8, 2020, at Mountain View Memorial Park in Travelers Rest, S.C. Services will be conducted by the Reverend Father Jay Scott Newman of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Greenville, S.C.
The family of Margaret wishes to express their gratitude to all the staff members of Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Hendersonville, N.C., where she spent the last three years of her life in their care.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 111 Hampton Avenue, Greenville, S.C., 29601.