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Edgar Joseph Rust Sr.

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Edgar Joseph Rust Sr.

Birth
Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Death
4 Apr 1966 (aged 85)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Son of Elias Pinkney Rust and Martha Ann Derr.

Married: Ada Maude Napier

Parents of five sons: Edgar Joseph Rust, Jr.

Rosary will be recited for Edgar J. Rust, 85, of 1906 Arizona, retired owner-operator of the Rust Drive-in Grocery Store, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sparkman's Oak Cliff Funeral Chapel, 315 S. Hampton.

Requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Wednesday in St. James Catholic Church with burial in Calvary Hill Cemetery. Mr. Rust died Monday in Dallas.

A native of Cedar Hill, Mr. Rust was a graduate of the Old Bryan High School. He attended St. Edward's College in Austin and St. Benedict's College in Atchinson, Kan. He had been in the grocery business in Dallas for 50 years and owned his store at 111 E. Woodin for 10 years until his retirement in 1946.

Mr. Rust was a member of St. James Catholic Church and served as sacristan at the church for 25 years. He was a member of Holy Name Society, the 3rd Order of St. Francis, Mayflower Colony organization and Old Jim Town and Five Mile School organizations.

He was a historian for the Rust reunion held annually at Cleburne, Johnson County.
Son of Elias Pinkney Rust and Martha Ann Derr.

Married: Ada Maude Napier

Parents of five sons: Edgar Joseph Rust, Jr.

Rosary will be recited for Edgar J. Rust, 85, of 1906 Arizona, retired owner-operator of the Rust Drive-in Grocery Store, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sparkman's Oak Cliff Funeral Chapel, 315 S. Hampton.

Requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Wednesday in St. James Catholic Church with burial in Calvary Hill Cemetery. Mr. Rust died Monday in Dallas.

A native of Cedar Hill, Mr. Rust was a graduate of the Old Bryan High School. He attended St. Edward's College in Austin and St. Benedict's College in Atchinson, Kan. He had been in the grocery business in Dallas for 50 years and owned his store at 111 E. Woodin for 10 years until his retirement in 1946.

Mr. Rust was a member of St. James Catholic Church and served as sacristan at the church for 25 years. He was a member of Holy Name Society, the 3rd Order of St. Francis, Mayflower Colony organization and Old Jim Town and Five Mile School organizations.

He was a historian for the Rust reunion held annually at Cleburne, Johnson County.


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  • Created by: Sarah Lee
  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40952241/edgar_joseph-rust: accessed ), memorial page for Edgar Joseph Rust Sr. (2 Jan 1881–4 Apr 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40952241, citing Calvary Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Sarah Lee (contributor 46631361).