Henry P. Russell, 85, passed suddenly but peacefully at home on October 31, 2018.
Funeral services were 2 p.m. Sunday, November 4, 2018, at Southern Funeral Home in Durant with burial in North Union Cemetery in West.
He will be greatly missed by Marcia Stone Russell, his loving and devoted wife; his children, Henry Ellis Russell (Patty) of Newberry, South Carolina, Elizabeth Russell of Gretna, Nebraska, Morris Hunter Russell (Lori) of Springfield, Nebraska and Wendell David Russell of Omaha, Nebraska; and extended family, including Rick Dean (Peggy) of Brandon, Bruce Dean (Lynn) of Tupelo, Jeff Dean (Sherry) of West and Jon Dean of Kosciusko.
He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on July 20, 1933, to Houston M. Russell and Ruby Thompson Russell. He grew up in Hazlehurst and entered the United States Air Force at age 19. He spent the next 28 years serving his country and raising his family with his wife, Gloria Ellis Russell, who predeceased him in 2000. He retired as a Senior Master Sergeant in 1981.
He was predeceased in life by his parents, his wife, and his brother, Houston Russell.
He is survived by his wife Marcia; his children; brothers, Harold E. Russell (Judy) of Brookhaven, Joe F. Russell (Liz) of Centreville and Alvin C. Russell (Anne) of Fayetteville, Georgia; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and many friends, including Dave Klahn of Omaha, Nebraska, and Aleatha and Johnny Pritchard of Durant.
He will be sorely missed by all.
