Earl Eugene "Gene" Russell^{[1, 2]}

1928 - 2008  (80 years)

• Name	Earl Eugene "Gene" Russell
  Born	16 Jan 1928
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 May 2008	Kodak, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	30 May 2008	Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I138852	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	Earl Cline Russell,   b. 29 Jun 1908, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Sep 1972  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Nina Laura Huffaker,   b. 8 Mar 1908, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Dec 1984  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F51510	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mildred Chesney
  Married	Abt 1948
  Children	1. Larry Russell
  Family ID	F73980	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 26 May 2008 - Kodak, Tennessee Buried - 30 May 2008 - Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 26 Sep 1972. Earl Cline Russell obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 21 Sep 2006. James Dwight Russell obituary [S123] Bridges Funeral Home, (http://www.bridgesfuneralhome.com), 26 May 2008. Born: January 16, 1928 Died: May 26, 2008 Services: 7:00 PM Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at Thorn Grove Baptist Church Visitation: 5:00-7:00 PM Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at Thorn Grove Baptist Church Russell, Earl Eugene (Gene) – age 80 of Kodak, TN, passed away Monday, May 26, 2008, at home. Member of Thorn Grove Baptist Church and Kodak Chapter #460 OES, Excelsior #342 IOOF; and French Broad #588 F & AM for 50 years, and the Scottish Rite. A U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII and retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad. Preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Nina Russell, and brother, Dwight. Survived by loving wife of 60 years, Mildred Chesney Russell; son and wife, Larry and Angie Russell; grandchildren, Jason and Amy Russell, Whitney and Matthew Pickel; great grandchildren, Kennedy and Colin Russell and Benjamin Pickel; nieces and husbands, Dwinita and Steve Loveday, Debbie and Clifford Wyrick, Carmen and Randy Cate; nephew, Jamie Russell; sisters-in-law, Eula Henderson, Virginia Chesney, Reva Smith, and Rubye Kaskuske; special nieces, Darlene Fox, Wanda Taylor, and Judy Accola; and many special friends. Special thanks to physicians: John Blake, John Dougherty, and Timothy Panella. Funeral services will be 7:00 PM Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at Thorn Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Tatum and Rev. Ronnie White officiating. Family and friends will meet 10:45 AM Thursday at Thorn Grove Cemetery for an 11:00 AM interment. Pallbearers: Dickie Chesney, David Hoskins, Jason Russell, Matthew Pickel, Arless Merritt, Steve Loveday, and Clifford Wyrick. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Thorn Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 10200 Thorn Grove Pike, Strawberry Plains, TN 37871. The family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 PM Wednesday at Thorn Grove Baptist Church. Arrangements by Bridges Funeral Home, 5430 Rutledge Pike, 523-4999. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Thorn Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 10200 Thorn Grove Pike, Strawberry Plains, TN 37871. Cemetery: none listed Location: Thorn Grove Baptist Church