Curtis Audrey Russell

1913 - 1995  (81 years)

• Name	Curtis Audrey Russell  [1]
  Birth	27 Aug 1913  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Jun 1995  [1]
  Burial	Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Kay Parker McCary, in her annotated transcription of the Halbert Cemetery, shows him as a son of Guy N. and Bertha Augusta Russell, and notes his military marker reads US Army WW II. Obituary Curtis Russell Curtis Audrey Russell, 81, of Milam died Sunday, June 25, 1995, at his residence. He was born Aug. 27, 1913, in Milam as a son of the late Bertha (Hogam) and Guy Newton Russell. He left Milam in 1939 when he joined the U.S. Army. During World War II, he received five battle stars. After the war he went to Houston where he was a loyal employee of Swift & Company for 31 years before his retirement. In 1977, he returned to the red hills of Milam to farm the land he loved. Survivors: wife of 49 years, Syble Halbert Russell of Milam. two sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Linda Russell and Randy and Christa Russell, all of Houston; and three grandchildren, Kevin Russell, Tyler Russell, and Brooke Russell, all of Houston. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill with Bro. Robert Shaddock and Bro. John C Dowden officiating. Interment followed at the Joel Halbert Cemetery near Milam. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Hospice of the Pines at 116 S. Raguet, Lufkin, TX 75904. Published in The Sabine County Reporter, June 28, 1995, Page 8
  Person ID	I37562	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Syble Evia Halbert,   b. 16 Jun 1915, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 8 Mar 2010, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1945  [1]
  Family ID	F11536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S1075] McCary, Kay P. "Halbert Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.