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Submitted: 6/14/21 • Approved: 6/14/21 • Last Updated: 1/1/23 • R1379449-G601459-S3
Harlen 15 Jul 1928 - 05 Dec 1991
Dorothy 16 Sept 1931 - 11 Jun 2021
Marriage: 23 Apr 1949 Lawrence County, Arkansas*
James Harlen Russell son of George Washington Russell and Mary Elizabeth (Mashburn) Russell. Dorothy Mae (Roberts) Russell daughter of Thomas Wesley Roberts and Jewell (Stone) Roberts.
**obituary
Dorothy Mae Russell
September 16, 1931 - June 11, 2021
Dorothy Mae Russell, 89 of Walnut Ridge; died June 11, 2021; in the Lawrence Hall Nursing Home.
Born September 16, 1931, in O’kean; daughter of the late, Thomas Wesley and Jewell Stone Roberts.
She was united in marriage to James Harlen Russell on April 23, 1949. She was a homemaker and a member of the 1st Assembly of God in Walnut Ridge. Dorothy enjoyed cooking, sewing, playing checkers and puzzles; but most of all she loved spending time with her family and grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Harlen; a granddaughter, Erica Lea Fultner; two son-n-laws, Ernie Fultner and Kenneth Menees; four siblings, J.D. Roberts, Erma Rider, Thelma Mashburn Hibbard, and Harold Roberts.
Survivors include her eight children, Brenda (Michael) Wackett of Ocala, FL, James R Russell of Black Rock, Charles Russell of Pocahontas, Glenda Menees of Bonne Terre, MO, Donna Fultner of Hoxie, Janice (Justin Cunningham) Bristol of Park Hills, MO, Vaughn (Michelle) Russell of Hoxie, and Teresa (Jim) West of Jacksonville, FL; fourteen grandchildren; many great grandchildren; two brothers, Thomas Roberts of Jonesboro and Jesse (Linda) Roberts of Walnut Ridge; three sisters, Linda (Charles) Milgrim of Black Rock, Norma Tillman and Judy (Jim) Bridges all of Walnut Ridge; several nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral Service will be Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 2 P.M. in the Bryan Chapel with Bro. Dale Hughart and Bro. Roger Brand officiating.
Pallbearers will be Marion McDaniel, John Mashburn, Roger Brand, Tim Hudson, Tommy Milgrim, and Justin Cunningham.
Interment will follow in the Old Lebanon Cemetery near Lynn.
Visitation will be Monday evening from 6 P.M. till 8 P.M.
Obituary provided courtesy of Bryan Funeral Home Hoxie, Lawrence County, Arkansas. Published 13 Jun 2021 © 2021 Bryan Funeral Home
*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name: Harlan Russell
Sex: Male
Age: 24
Residence Place: Lauratown, Lawrence, Arkansas
Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
Spouse's Name: Dorothy May Roberts
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Residence Place: Lauratown, Lawrence, Arkansas
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1931
Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1949
Marriage Place: Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Marriage Place (Original): , Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Marriage License Date: 23 Apr 1949
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