Wiiliam Lee Russell

Bill was born September 27, 1952 at Trenton, NJ to William L. Sr. and Lorene (Croan) Russell. He passed away Tuesday, July 31,2012 after a brave fight with cancer.

Bill graduated from high school in Portageville, Mo in 1971. There he met and married the former Beverley Jane Chessor on June 3, 1972. He was a long time employee of Valero Refinery of Ardmore as a welder and was also an industrial firefighter there.He raised his family in Wilson and was a memeber of the American Iron Riders and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 351. He enjoyed golf, poker,and traveling by motorcycle. Bill could fix anything and never met a stranger.

Preceding him in death is his beloved daughter, Jilonna "Jill " Henderson and little brother James Marcus Russell.

Survivors include his two daughters, Heather Jane Cooper and husband Darryl of Ardmore, and Chrissy Jane Russell and fiancé Chad Clevenger of Murfreesboro, TN; His longtime sweetheart, Rae Anne Finley of Ardmore, and her children Andrew Finley and Nadia Finley; three Grandsons who all bear his name, Devin Russell Henderson, Donovan Russell Nichols and Jackson Russell Cooper; Mother, Lorene Crabtree of Electric City, WA; Father, William L. Russell, Sr. and stepmother, Joyce Ann of Ardmore; Sisters, Holly Nelson and husband Ray of Scappoose, OR and Kathi Ballard of Electric City, WA, Cammie Lochard of Comanche, Esther Russell of Fletcher; Special Nieces “Jimmy’s girls”, Stephanie Davidson and Nicole McMahan; Mother of his children, Beverly Russell of Sikeston, MO; Numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.