Mary Russell

Mrs. Mary Ann Russell, age 73 of Crow Creek Road, Denton, NC died Wednesday, July 21 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 24 at New Hope United Methodist Church with Rev. Joe Conley, Rev. J. Harold Hammond and Rev. Edward Tapper. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. Russell was born July 11, 1937 in Randolph County to Warren Rush and Sarah Henley Rush. She was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church, a retired employee of Stedman Manufacturing Company and later worked at Walker Shoe Outlet and Carter Furniture Company and was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband Judd Russell of the home; a son Joe Russell of Thomasville; daughters, Sara Whitt and husband Mike of Rocky Mount, Kathy Overcash and husband Charlie of Thomasville, Nancy Hughes and husband Jerry and Teresa Hardister and husband Donnie all of Denton; brothers Alson Rush of Lexington, and Robert Rush and wife Violet of Asheboro; sisters, Nancy Cagle of Asheboro and Jesse Branch of High Point; 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildlren. The family will see friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Friday at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton and other times at the residence on Crow Creek Road.