Lee County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Ethel S. Russell

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Bristol Herald Courier
Sunday, December 8, 2002

Ethel S. Russell
     JONESVILLE -- Ethel Stanley Russell, 94, passed away Saturday, Dec. 7,
2002, at home, surrounded by her loving family. 
     A lifelong homemaker, Mrs. Russell offered a welcoming home, warm smile
and country cooking to the hundreds of friends, family and strangers who
appeared at her doorstep over the years. She touched the hearts of everyone
who met her and was known affectionately as "Mamaw" and "Aunt Buck-Eye" to the
generations who followed.
     A member of First Baptist Church of Jonesville, Mrs. Russell was a
dedicated Christian witness.
     Born on Ramsey Ridge in Dickinson County on Aug. 26, 1908, she was the
daughter of the late Elkanah and Nancy Jane Ramsey Stanley. She was also
preceded in death by her husband, Cephus M. Russell; five sisters; and six
brothers.
     She is survived by a son, Keith Russell of Jonesville; daughter and son-
in-law, Rheta and Bob Humphrey of Jonesville; three grandchildren, David Hand
and wife, Linda, of Pennington Gap, Va., Renia Clark and husband, Jim, of
Jonesville and Vicki Russell Snodgrass and husband, Jay, of Jonesville; three
great-grandchildren, Amy Clark of Wise, Jamie Clark of Charleston, S.C., and
Heather Hand of Dryden, Va.; and countless nieces and nephews.
     Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Arney-Mullins Funeral Home,
Jonesville.
     Funeral servcies will follow at 8 p.m., conducted by Rev. James Meade and
Rev. Don Jones.
     Burial will be in Lee Memorial Gardens, Woodway, Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 11
a.m. Friends and family will serve as pallbearers. 
     In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a favorite
charity.
     Arney-Mullins Funeral Home of Jonesville is in charge of arrangements for
Ethel Stanley Russell.