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Williamsburg Funeral Home
Williamsburg Funeral Home
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05/04/1952 – 01/12/2021
Kingstree
Funeral Services
Funeral services will be held 4 PM Friday, in Williamsburg Funeral Home Chapel.
Visitation
The family will receive friends after the service at Rusty’s Horse Barn.
Jesse Russell “Rusty” McCrea, 68, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021, in McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, SC.
Rusty was born May 4, 1952, in Kingstree, a son of the late Jesse B. McCrea and Ella “Dempy” Russell Lee McCrea. He was a graduate of Kingstree High School and received an Associate’s Degree from Kingstree Manpower Center. Rusty worked for Pepsi Cola Bottling Company in Kingstree for 36 years. He loved to ride, break and train horses. Rusty was an avid outdoorsman and participated in Lancing Tournaments and was a Cedar Swamp Lancer. He was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church.
Surviving Rusty are: his daughters, Leigh M. (Justin) Johnson, of Lake City; and Lauren M. (Elder) Hucks, of Aynor; a granddaughter, Ella Grace Johnson; a brother, John D. (Carolyn) McCrea, of Irmo; his horse Junior; and his dog, Remington.
Funeral services will be held 4 PM Friday, in Williamsburg Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends after the service at Rusty’s Horse Barn. Please follow Covid precautions by socially distancing and wearing a mask.
May God hold all of you in his loving arms at this time and help all of you .Rusty was one of a kind .Hold all your memories close they will get you threw this hard time.Prays to all of you.
My most heart-felt condolences to Rusty’s family, friends and colleagues. I know he will be terribly missed. May God keep and comfort each of you in your time of deep sorrow. ~♡~
May God wrap his arms around you and your family during this difficult time.
Rusty was a good soul! A true horseman! Thoughts and prayers for his family and all.
Sending love and strength to Rusty’s family ❤️
My Heart is Broken over the LOSS of RUSTY!!! RUSTY was a Great Friend of Butch’S !! He was a MAn that was a Friend to Many People!!! When I First Meet Him Many Years ago I Knew he going to Be AWESOME Friend!! PRAYING For The Entire Family!! YOU Girls Where The Light in His World!! You Have Great Memories and No One Can Ever Take Them AWAY!!! GOD Be With Y’all Through Theses Next Weeks and Months!!! Love to All!!
GOD Will Walk Y’all through theses Next weeks and Months!! Sending All My Love and Condolences To The Entire Family!! RUSTY’S Two Girls Was The Light in His World!! Y’all Have Great Memories To Hold On To!! Hold on to Your Faith in God ,Because This Will Be A Very Hard Year Without RUSTY Around!!! LOVE Always BETTY DAVIS
My thoughts and prayers go out to Rusty’s family and friends. Rusty was a childhood friend at Cedar Swamp and I have some good memories of our past friendship. RIP my friend.
We are thinking of all of you with love.
Len B. and Claire Hudson (Watts) Gaskins
My thoughts and prayers go out to Rustys family and friends. Rusty and I were childhood friends and had some good times together. RIP my friend!
Best brother and brother- in -law ever.
Love always,
My thoughts and prayers go out to the girls and their family members.
I’m so sorry.
May he ride like he has never ridden before.
RIP Rusty McCrea. Condolences to the family and to my McCrea cousins we have in common.
My sincere sympathy to Rusty’s family and friends. I have many fond childhood memories being with him at Indiantown School and the Lancing Tournaments. Happy Trails in heaven! 🙏
I am so sorry Leigh and Lauren to hear about Rusty. My thoughts and prayers are with you and will continue to be with you in the days to come. Jimmie Mercer
Mr Rusty was a loving man. He loved his girls unconditionally. He was the type of person you met once he left a imprint on your heart forever. Fly High sweet Cowboy. Thoughts and prayers for his family and friends
My deepest sympathy to you girls. Rusty was another brother at our home.
My thoughts and prayers for Rusty’s family
I am so sorry for your loss. My brother Leon McMakin was great friends with Rusty. I heard him say many times what a good person Rusty was and how much he thought of him. I am sure Leon was at heaven’s gates to welcome his friend home. My thoughts and prayers will be with all of you. May god grant you peace and comfort.