Obituary of Tod Rushing

Tod Rushing 55, of Anthony FL passed away on Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at Advent Hospital Ocala from Covid pneumonia. He took his last breaths with his wife Kelly Rushing and his son Justin Rushing by his side.  Tod has been a longtime resident of Marion County.   He was a Correctional Officer Sargent employed by State of Florida, Marion Correctional Institution for 24 years and a private business owner. He really knew how to enjoy his life that he worked so hard to accomplish. He was a baseball coach while his boys were playing, then went on to be an umpire of baseball, softball and became a high school wrestling Official for 25+ years. He was a mentor to many throughout the community and at his employment as well. He loved to play cards especially Texas Hold ‘Em and family game nights.  For relaxation he enjoyed camping, motorcycle riding, bike rallies, the family pool, Sudoku, cornhole, vacations and walking his 2 dogs, Bailey and Cruiser. 

He is survived by his wife, Kelly Rushing (Johannsen) Son, Justin Rushing and step son, Cody Bryson, 2 daughters Christine Pachmayer (Rushing) and Jessica Wood (Rushing) and 6 grandchildren all of Ocala. 

A funeral service for Tod will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, September 4 at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services (910 E Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, FL 34470). Vistiation will be held on Friday, September 3 from 6:00pm-8:00pm. To virtually attend the service, please follow this link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/5738499602 . Online condolences may be sent to hiers-baxley.com.