Kathy Rush Thompson

Kathy Elaine Rush Thompson, 65 of Charlotte, formerly of Norwood, passed away on January 28, 2023 at Atrium Mercy Hospital in Charlotte.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM, on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Bennettsville AME Zion Church in Norwood, NC. Rev Anthony Ledbetter will officiate and burial will follow at Cedar Hill AME Zion Church in Ansonville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. 

Mrs. Thompson was born on November 29, 1957 to the late Sidney Thomas Rush Jr and Daisy Mae Sturdivant Rush. She was a graduate of South Stanly High School. 

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings: Henry Watkins, Donnell Sturdivant, Danny Rush, and Joyce Ann Hansley.

Kathy is survived by her husband, Mannie Thompson of the home; step-children: Anthony (DT) Thompson and Evans Thompson; grandchildren: Deontae Thompson, Brayden Thompson, and Ja’Kayla Martin; siblings: Roger Sturdivant, Frederick Rush (James), Gregory Rush (Bernita), and Dale Davis; brother-in-law, Michael Thompson (Myetta), James Thompson, and Lizzie T. Simpson; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. 

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