1935
William
2006
William "Buddy" Russell
April 1, 1935 — July 3, 2006
BUDDY RUSSELL
Tupelo - William A. "Buddy" Russell, 71, died Monday, July 3, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born April 1, 1935, to the late Roy and Fannie Lee Kelly Russell. He was a resident of the Tater Hills community. He was the former owner of Russell Plumbing Company and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. An avid outdoorsman and deer hunter, he especially enjoyed spending time with and caring for his hunting dogs.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues with the Rev. Lowell Johnson officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, William Craig Russell and fiancee, Debbie, of Shannon, and Martin Allen "Marty" Russell and wife, Doll, of Oxford; one daughter, Tammy Coleman of Tupelo; three sisters, Jane Swanson and husband, William "Rabbit" Swanson, of Tupelo, Martha Seymore of Nettleton, and Mary Foster and husband, Carl, of Tupelo; three brothers, James Roy Russell of Shannon, Phillip Russell and wife, Brenda, of Tupelo, and Mike Russell and wife, Linda, of Tupelo; four grandchildren, William Derek Russell and wife, Shelley, Rocky Coleman, Ashley Coleman and Candace Russell, all of Tupelo; nieces and nephews, Tina Floyd, Terry Nichols, Reggie Russell, Jala Caldwell, Jamie Russell, Kevin Walton, Nancy Guin, Carla Rogers, Tammy Seymore, Danielle Long, Shelia Ballard, Lisa Timmons, Teresa Harris, Tommy Cruse and Gayle Gray; a special friend, Betty Mae Bethay; and his caregivers.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Rocky Allen Russell; and a brother, Jerry Russell.
Pallbearers will be Reggie Russell, Jamie Russell, Terry Nichols, Kevin Walton, Mike Mayhew and Randy Floyd.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Tupelo - William A. "Buddy" Russell, 71, died Monday, July 3, 2006, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Lee County native, he was born April 1, 1935, to the late Roy and Fannie Lee Kelly Russell. He was a resident of the Tater Hills community. He was the former owner of Russell Plumbing Company and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. An avid outdoorsman and deer hunter, he especially enjoyed spending time with and caring for his hunting dogs.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues with the Rev. Lowell Johnson officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, William Craig Russell and fiancee, Debbie, of Shannon, and Martin Allen "Marty" Russell and wife, Doll, of Oxford; one daughter, Tammy Coleman of Tupelo; three sisters, Jane Swanson and husband, William "Rabbit" Swanson, of Tupelo, Martha Seymore of Nettleton, and Mary Foster and husband, Carl, of Tupelo; three brothers, James Roy Russell of Shannon, Phillip Russell and wife, Brenda, of Tupelo, and Mike Russell and wife, Linda, of Tupelo; four grandchildren, William Derek Russell and wife, Shelley, Rocky Coleman, Ashley Coleman and Candace Russell, all of Tupelo; nieces and nephews, Tina Floyd, Terry Nichols, Reggie Russell, Jala Caldwell, Jamie Russell, Kevin Walton, Nancy Guin, Carla Rogers, Tammy Seymore, Danielle Long, Shelia Ballard, Lisa Timmons, Teresa Harris, Tommy Cruse and Gayle Gray; a special friend, Betty Mae Bethay; and his caregivers.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Rocky Allen Russell; and a brother, Jerry Russell.
Pallbearers will be Reggie Russell, Jamie Russell, Terry Nichols, Kevin Walton, Mike Mayhew and Randy Floyd.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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