Greer Co. - Obit for Violet Chisum Roberson Russell, 2007

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Violet Chisum Roberson Russell

Violet Chisum Roberson Russell, 88, of Amarillo died Monday, April 9, 2007.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell
Ave Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with the Rev. Jeff Raines of First Baptist
Church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Mrs. Russell was born Aug. 14, 1918, in Willow, Okla., to Thomas and Oveta
Chisum. She married Melvin Russell on June 2, 1986, in Hereford. Mrs. Russell
was an energetic woman who enjoyed dancing. She sold Stanley Home Products and
was a cosmetic consultant for Vanda Cosmetics for a number of years. In
addition to this she was a member of First Baptist Church, the Senior Citizens
Association, the Order of the Eastern Star, AE Shirley 986, Royal Neighbors of
America and Bluebonnets.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Oveta Chisum; her first
husband, Robbie Roberson; her second husband, Melvin Russell in 2003; a
sister, Viola Parker; and a brother, Virgil Chisum.

Survivors include a sister; Velma Blake and husband Homer of Stratford; two
nephews, Tom Blake and wife Wanda of Streetman and Mike Chisum and wife Rita
of Russelville, Ark., a niece, Anita Chisum Pierce of San Antonio; and 20
great-nieces and great-nephews.