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Gene Russell

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Gene Russell

Tue, 05/23/2017 - 1:39 pm
Gene Russell, 87, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 in Graham. His funeral was Monday, May 22, at 2 p.m. in Morrison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Pioneer Cemetery under the direction Morrison Funeral Home. Gene was born June 29, 1929 in Comanche, Okla., to the late John Henry and Dovie Jewell (Rutherford) Russell. He married Betty Jean Jones, April 8, 1950 in Goree. Gene moved to Graham in 1962 from Wichita Falls. He was self-employed in retail sales for many years. Survivors include his wife, Betty Russell of Graham; sons, Michael Russell and wife Rebekah of Fort Worth and Dan Russell and wife Dara of Graham; grandchildren, Vanessa Stout and husband Micah, and Kari Rios and husband Charles; and great-grandchildren, Jazlynn and Braelyn Stout. Gene was preceded in death by a brother, Dwain Henry Russell.