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Elizabeth (Butch) Russell, 85 of Greenville, died the morning of November 8, 2007 at Briarcliff Health Center. Funeral services will be at 10 A.M . Saturday at Kavanaugh United Methodist Church Chapel under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jim Goodwin will officiate. Burial will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 P.M. Friday at the funeral home
Born June 17, 1922, in Drew, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Hugh Willis and Mattie Elizabeth Thomas Sanders. She was married to Col. Hollis (Duck) W. Russell on May 10, 1944 in Sebring, Florida. She accompanied him to numerous military assignments overseas and statewide. Mrs. Russell was a homemaker and was a member of Kavanaugh United Methodist Church for 40 years. She was a charter member of Greenville Association of Hospital Auxiliaries Volunteers, serving more than 2, 500 hours at Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville. Mrs. Russell was a member of the Texas Association of Hospital Auxiliaries Volunteers, was active in Military Protestant Chaples, Girls Scouts activities, Officers Wives Clubs, and Gray Ladies Military Hospital Auxiliary.
Surviving are her husband of Greenville, three daughters, Mary Anne Hinton and husband Jay of Madison, Miss, and Gail Beasley and husband Mike and Jane Jackson of Greenville, grandchildren, Michael and Matthew Chapman, Sarah Bridges of Madison, Miss, Sgt. Jeremy Bridge of Edwards AFB, Ellen Myers of Plano, and Russell Beasley of Greenville, granddaughters-in-law, Keely and Vonnie Chapman, grandson-in-law, Clint Myers, and great-grandchildren, Preston and Abbey Chapman of Greenville, Jackson Bridges of Edwards AFB and Owen Myers of Plano.
Pallbearers will be Preston Chapman, Matthew Chapman, Russell Beasley, Jay Hinton, Mike Beasley and Clint Myers.