John Paul Bush, 55,, of Salem, Va., died Monday, July 7, 2008, following a long illness.

Born October 3, 1952, in Oak Hill, WV, he was the son of the late Dr. Ivan H. Bush Jr. and Bonny Shepherd Bush of Oak Hill.

Mr. Bush was a graduate of Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg, WV.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Ivan H. Bush III and sister Penny Bush.

He is survived by his wife of 34 years Elizabeth Bridgman Bush; Two sons, Rory David Bush and wife, Carolyn , and two Grandsons, Tom and Owen , all of Ceillac, France, and Samuel Lee Bush of Salem, VA; stepmother, Elizabeth Bush "Betty" of Oak Hill; brother, Steve Bush , and sister Ginny Rosiek, both of Oak Hill; and a brother , Michael Jon Bush of Mason, Ohio,

Mr. Bush was cremated. There will be no visitation.

There will be a family memorial at Cedar Park, MD.