Obituaries:  Lenis Hamilton Russell, Sabine Parish       R-240
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 10, 1985
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Lenis Hamilton Russell

  Funeral services for Lenis Hamilton Russell of Herlong,
California, were held Saturday, Sept. 20, at 2 p.m., at
Susanville, Calif. The Veterans of Foreign Wars officiated at the
graveside services.

  Mr. Russell, a native of Noble, La., died at a Reno, Nev.
Hospital on Sept. 16, 1985, after a brief illness.

  He is survived by his wife, Ida Aten Russell of Herlong; two
sons, Kenneth Ray, and David Lynn Russell, both of Herlong; one
sister, Mrs. Mabel Russell Anderson of Noble; four grandchildren;
one nephew, Ray Dean Russell of Loyalton, Calif.; three great
nieces; four great nephews; six great-great nephews; and four
great-great nieces.

  Mr. Russell was an active member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, having served in the Pacific area in the Navy during World
War II. He was a Mason, and a member of the Baptist Church. He
had many friends in Sabine Parish, where he spent the first half
of his life. He was born Aug. 22, 1907, and had lived in Calif.
38 years. He was a heavy equipment operator at Sierra Army Depot
in Herlong for 25 years.