Bertha Ola Bush

Passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, November 6, 2017 after suffering a hip fracture as the result of a fall. A native of Washington, D.C., she graduated from Eastern High School, class of 1950, before spending most of her adult years in Alexandria and Winchester, Virginia. Bertha was predeceased by her parents, Joseph Floyd and Ola Bertha Jenkins, and daughter, Nancy Lynn Sharkey. She is survived by her husband, Stephen E. Bush, and children, Stephen Frederic Bush (Charlotte), Laura Beth Smith (Bradley) and son-in-law Daniel J. Sharkey. Also grandaughters Megan and Kylie Smith; Fiona and Anneliese Bush; and grandsons Adam Smith and Louis, Reid and Samuel Sharkey. She is also survived by many much-loved cousins, nieces and nephews. Bertha and her husband of 62 years were married at Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, DC, and were subsequently members of Aldersgate United Methodist Church (Alexandria) and Braddock St. United Methodist Church (Winchester, VA); and faithfully attended annual meetings of the Jenkins Baptist Church (Cumberland, VA) which was founded by her great-great-grandfather. Bertha reentered the workforce after raising her children and served as a secretary with the Social Security Administration (20 years) in Alexandria, VA. A memorial service and inurnment will be held at a later date at Aldersgate United Methodist, Alexandria, VA. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Jenkins Baptist Church in Cumberland, VA c/o Gail McClure, 122 Candlewyck Dr., Hurricane, WV 25526 or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at donate.lls.org. Please sign the family guestbook at AndersonFuneralService.com.