Ella Jane

Russell

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Ella Jane Russell

Nov 19 1932 - Apr 15 2012

Mrs. Ella Jane Barr Russell passed away on April 15, 2012 in San Antonio Texas.  Mrs. Russell was born November 19, 1932 to Robert A. and V. Fern Barr in Centralia, Illinois.  Mrs. Russell graduated from Centralia High School in 1950 and went onto St Louis Baptist Hospital Nursing College where she received her Nursing Degree as a Registered Nurse in 1952.  

Mrs. Russell went on to receive her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at Texas Christian University in 1954.  In the summer of 1954, she married Richard Lee Russell.  They were married for 52 years before his passing in 2006.

Mrs. Russell served as a nurse in hospitals for over 40 years. Hospitals included those in St. Louis Missouri, Fort Worth Texas, Ranger Texas, Columbia Missouri, Breckenridge Texas, Coffeyville Kansas, Hurst Texas, Weslaco Texas, Salem Indiana and McKinney Texas.  Mrs. Russell raised four children.  She was active in church life serving as both a Deacon and Elder.  She was an accomplished pianist and played in a musical group in McKinney Texas after retirement.

Mrs. Russell is survived by her sons David Russell and his wife Carm of San Antonio, Texas and Mark Russell and his wife Vielka of Gresham Oregon, her daughters Sarah Fish and her husband Robbie of Richmond Texas, and Dr. Mary Hayes and her husband James of Booker, Texas, her brothers Frank Barr and wife Leona of Tucson, Arizona and Joe Barr and wife Dolores of Maryville, Tennessee and 7 grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband and by one grandchild.

Funeral services will be held, 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 20, 2012 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Allen, Texas. Interment will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the DFW National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.  The family will receive friends during a visitation on Thursday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to a church of your choice.

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