Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Russell, Willie Dean (Wells) December 29, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Johnson-Heber gapeachprtnerz@bellsouth.net November 6, 2012, 7:23 pm Walter and Smith Funeral Home Willie Dean Russell, 80, of Urbana, died at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in her residence. She was born October 10, 1931, a daughter of John Sherman Wells, Sr. and Lillian (Collins) Wells. A 1952 Urbana Local School graduate, she retired from the Drackett Company. Willi enjoyed her grandchildren, playing cards, hunting mushrooms and was a sports fan of the Cincinnati Reds, OSU Buckeyes Football and NASCAR. She was "grandma" to anyone who came along. Survivors include daughter Carla Lindsey of Urbana; sons Michael G. Russell and his wife Elizabeth "Ann" Russell of Urbana and Anthony L. Russell of Urbana; grandchildren Michelle M. Switzer of Mechanicsburg, Bradley M. Russell of Urbana, Brandon J. Russell of Bellefontaine, Andrew L. Russell, Matthew C. Russell and Amanda M. Lockard of Urbana, Bryan A. Lindsay of Urbana, John A. Music of Urbana, Ethan C. Grim of Urbana, Jody L. Lindsay of Marysville, Robert A. Russell, Joseph L. Russell and Tobias J. Russell, all of Urbana; great-grandchildren Brystol, Hunter, Drue, Lilly, Cheyenne, Aubry and Drew; sisters Sophia L. Stevens of North Lewisburg, Wavelean Cope and husband Larry of California, Coralee Wells of California; sister-in-law Beulah J. Wells of Woodstock; brothers-in-law Ralph Markley of Terre Haute and James Preston of Urbana. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Tondra F. Anderson, daughter-in-law Kelly S. Russell, sisters Magdalena Markley, Clara Fay Preston, Imogene Russell; brothers Gus Wells, Ed Wells, Doug Wells, Walter Wells, Tommy Wells and John Wells. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in the WALTER & SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 642 S. Main St., OH., where the funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Pastor Grant Cordell officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Grove Cemetery, St. Paris. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/champaign/obits/r/russell1410gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb