Gene Philip Russell

1928 - 2012  (84 years)

• Name	Gene Philip Russell  [1, 2]
  Birth	30 Jan 1928	Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Sep 2012	Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Burial	Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter September 12, 2012, Page 9 Gene Philip Russell, 84, passed away on September 4, 2012 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was born January 30, 1928 in Milam, Texas to Viola and Rand Russell. He was a long-time resident of Hemphill until his retirement. Gene could accomplish anything he set his mind to do. When he was young, he served in the Merchant Marines. While raising his daughter Phyllis and son Randy, he worked as a welder in the oil industry. Learning from his experience there, he formed Metals Lab Welding School in New Orleans which he owned and operated for many years. From there he formed Toledo Inspection Company, a very successful and respected company in the oil industry. Upon his retirement, he moved to Pass Christian, Mississippi and then relocated to Broussard, Louisiana. He is survived by his daughter Phyllis Dreis and her husband William, his son Randell "Randy" Russell and his wife Tina, his three granddaughters, Cherie Burlet and husband Robert, Melissa Bellaci and her husband Ryan, and Jennifer Russell, one grandson Edward Lestrade III and his wife Sheila, and ten great grandchildren, Robert, Emma, Abigail, William, Timmy, Megan, Taylor, Anna, Alaina, and Maya. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jean Russell, his parents Viola Jane White and Randell Russell, and his two sisters, Anna Dixie Russell and Nona Faye McGown. Visitation will begin at 9:00 on September 11, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas, followed by a memorial service beginning at 2:00 PM in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Joel Halbert Cemetery, Milam, Texas. Gene was a life-long member of Bethany Baptist Church in Milam, Texas. Brother Robert Shaddock pastor of Bethany Baptist Church will be officiating the services. Pallbearers include William Dreis, Jr., Randell Russell, Edward Lestrade III, Robert Burlet III, Robert Burlet IV, and William Burlet. From www.sabinecountyreporterlive.com Posted Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012
  Person ID	I41062	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Randell "Rand" Levie Russell,   b. 10 Jan 1897, Texas d. 22 Oct 1960, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Viola Mae Smith,   b. Abt 1899, Texas d. Abt 1988 (Age ~ 89 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1917  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F11538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F12725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Jan 1928 - Milam, Sabine County, Texas Death - 4 Sep 2012 - Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), September 12, 2012, Page 9 (Reliability: 3). [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.), shown as Gene Philips Russell (Reliability: 3). [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.). [S1075] McCary, Kay P. "Halbert Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated April 26, 1930 ED 202-6 SD 17 Sheet 9B Apr 28 191-204 (Reliability: 3).