Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJohn Junior Russell 
Birth13 Oct 1928, Stanly County, NC
Death17 Oct 2018
Burial19 Oct 2018, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove, Rowan County, NC
FatherDelma John “D.J.” Russell (1905-1999)
MotherVera Helen Miller (1905-1947)
Notes for John Junior Russell
John Junior Russell
Mr. John Junior Russell, 90, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. 1 Corinthians 15:57: “Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Mr. Russell was born Oct. 13, 1928 in Stanly County. He was a son of the late Delma John Russell and Vera Helen Miller Russell.
Mr. Russell was a graduate of Richfield High School and Pfeiffer College. He retired from Fieldcrest Cannon and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a member of First Baptist Church in China Grove, where he served as a Deacon, Sunday School Director and Trustee.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Floyd Russell; and step-mother, Lillian Burris Russell.
Mr. Russell is survived by his wife of 54 years, Willa Whitt Russell; daughters, Pam Harrison and husband Ben Jr. of Salisbury and Debbie Rodgers and husband Andy of Kannapolis; four granddaughters, McKamie Harrison of China Grove, Caitlin Harrison of Salisbury, Bailey Rodgers and Abby Rodgers, both of Kanapolis; a number of nieces and nephews; and special friends, Carolyn and Gene O'Kelley and Shirley and Melvin McGee.
Service: A funeral service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment with military honors will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.
Visitation: The family will receive friends from 1-2:45 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church, China Grove, NC; or Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Alicia Zavala, his caregiver of two years, Hospice of Cabarrus County and the VA homebound program.
Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family of Mr. Russell.
Salisbury Post, 18 Oct 2018
Mr. John Junior Russell, 90, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. 1 Corinthians 15:57: “Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Mr. Russell was born Oct. 13, 1928 in Stanly County. He was a son of the late Delma John Russell and Vera Helen Miller Russell.
Mr. Russell was a graduate of Richfield High School and Pfeiffer College. He retired from Fieldcrest Cannon and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a member of First Baptist Church in China Grove, where he served as a Deacon, Sunday School Director and Trustee.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Floyd Russell; and step-mother, Lillian Burris Russell.
Mr. Russell is survived by his wife of 54 years, Willa Whitt Russell; daughters, Pam Harrison and husband Ben Jr. of Salisbury and Debbie Rodgers and husband Andy of Kannapolis; four granddaughters, McKamie Harrison of China Grove, Caitlin Harrison of Salisbury, Bailey Rodgers and Abby Rodgers, both of Kanapolis; a number of nieces and nephews; and special friends, Carolyn and Gene O'Kelley and Shirley and Melvin McGee.
Service: A funeral service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment with military honors will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.
Visitation: The family will receive friends from 1-2:45 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church, China Grove, NC; or Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Alicia Zavala, his caregiver of two years, Hospice of Cabarrus County and the VA homebound program.
Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family of Mr. Russell.
Salisbury Post, 18 Oct 2018