Son of Emeretta Stufflebeam born Davis County Iowa & Joseph Thomas Selix born Ohio.
Husband of Ethyle Mae Jones
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Published in the Ottumwa Courier
Tuesday 18 February 1947
Page 1, column 2
Heart Attack Fatal To Rev. R.L. Selix
The Rev. Russell L. Selix, 50, of 808 Queen street, died suddenly this morning at 9:30 as he was trimming a tree at 502 Clinton avenue. Death resulted from a heart attack which caused him to fall from the tree.
He was born in Davis county July 13, 1896, the son of Thomas and Retta Selix. For the past 28 years he has been a resident of Ottumwa and is well known for his work as a minister of the Penecostal church. A veteran of World War 1, he enlisted in the army at Centerville on April 30, 1917, and served in France with Company D, 168th Infantry, Rainbow Division, from October 17, 1917, until the end of the war. He received his discharge from the army at Camp Mills, N.Y. on July 8, 1919. On November 23, 1919, he was married to Ethyle Jones in Ottumwa.
Two brothers precede him in death.
The Rev. Mr. Selix is survived by his wife; three sons, Lowell, Sherwood and Cleophas Selix, all at home; one daughter, Beverly Selix, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Selix of Unionville, Iowa, and two brothers, John Selix of Des Moines and Walter Selix of Ottumwa.
The body is at the Johnson funeral chapel awaiting completion of arrangements.
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SOURCE: Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil
Published Wednesday 19 February 1947
Page 3
Column 2
Suffers Heart Attack While Trimming a Tree
OTTUMWA, IA. - The Rev. Russell L. Selix, 50, died suddenly Tuesday as he was trimming a tree. He suffered a heart attack and fell. Death was attributed to the seizure, not the fall. Rev. Selix was a widely known minister of the Pentecostal church. He was a veteran of the first World War, having served with the Rainbow division.
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SOURCE: Ottumwa Courier
Published Thursday 20 February 1947
Page 22, column 7-8
SELIX FUNERAL
Funeral services for the Rev. Russell L. Selix, 808 Queen Street, who died Tuesday morning, will be held from the residence at 2:30 p.m. Friday, and at 3 p.m. from the Penecostal church on Church Street. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The Rev. Luther Childs of Centerville and the Rev. W.B. Friend will be in charge. Military services will be held. Active pallbearers will be Charlie Johnson, Harl Goodwin, Rayburn Pence, Earnie Pence, Verlin Altheide and Joe Bernstein. Honorary pallbearers will be the following ministers: L.C. Stufflebeam, Elmer Hollingsworth, Kenneth Ross, J.C. Snyder, Elmer Simbra and Alfred Worth.
Husband of Ethyle Mae Jones
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Published in the Ottumwa Courier
Tuesday 18 February 1947
Page 1, column 2
Heart Attack Fatal To Rev. R.L. Selix
The Rev. Russell L. Selix, 50, of 808 Queen street, died suddenly this morning at 9:30 as he was trimming a tree at 502 Clinton avenue. Death resulted from a heart attack which caused him to fall from the tree.
He was born in Davis county July 13, 1896, the son of Thomas and Retta Selix. For the past 28 years he has been a resident of Ottumwa and is well known for his work as a minister of the Penecostal church. A veteran of World War 1, he enlisted in the army at Centerville on April 30, 1917, and served in France with Company D, 168th Infantry, Rainbow Division, from October 17, 1917, until the end of the war. He received his discharge from the army at Camp Mills, N.Y. on July 8, 1919. On November 23, 1919, he was married to Ethyle Jones in Ottumwa.
Two brothers precede him in death.
The Rev. Mr. Selix is survived by his wife; three sons, Lowell, Sherwood and Cleophas Selix, all at home; one daughter, Beverly Selix, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Selix of Unionville, Iowa, and two brothers, John Selix of Des Moines and Walter Selix of Ottumwa.
The body is at the Johnson funeral chapel awaiting completion of arrangements.
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SOURCE: Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil
Published Wednesday 19 February 1947
Page 3
Column 2
Suffers Heart Attack While Trimming a Tree
OTTUMWA, IA. - The Rev. Russell L. Selix, 50, died suddenly Tuesday as he was trimming a tree. He suffered a heart attack and fell. Death was attributed to the seizure, not the fall. Rev. Selix was a widely known minister of the Pentecostal church. He was a veteran of the first World War, having served with the Rainbow division.
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SOURCE: Ottumwa Courier
Published Thursday 20 February 1947
Page 22, column 7-8
SELIX FUNERAL
Funeral services for the Rev. Russell L. Selix, 808 Queen Street, who died Tuesday morning, will be held from the residence at 2:30 p.m. Friday, and at 3 p.m. from the Penecostal church on Church Street. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The Rev. Luther Childs of Centerville and the Rev. W.B. Friend will be in charge. Military services will be held. Active pallbearers will be Charlie Johnson, Harl Goodwin, Rayburn Pence, Earnie Pence, Verlin Altheide and Joe Bernstein. Honorary pallbearers will be the following ministers: L.C. Stufflebeam, Elmer Hollingsworth, Kenneth Ross, J.C. Snyder, Elmer Simbra and Alfred Worth.
Son of Emeretta Stufflebeam born Davis County Iowa & Joseph Thomas Selix born Ohio.
Husband of Ethyle Mae Jones
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OBIT
Published in the Ottumwa Courier
Tuesday 18 February 1947
Page 1, column 2
Heart Attack Fatal To Rev. R.L. Selix
The Rev. Russell L. Selix, 50, of 808 Queen street, died suddenly this morning at 9:30 as he was trimming a tree at 502 Clinton avenue. Death resulted from a heart attack which caused him to fall from the tree.
He was born in Davis county July 13, 1896, the son of Thomas and Retta Selix. For the past 28 years he has been a resident of Ottumwa and is well known for his work as a minister of the Penecostal church. A veteran of World War 1, he enlisted in the army at Centerville on April 30, 1917, and served in France with Company D, 168th Infantry, Rainbow Division, from October 17, 1917, until the end of the war. He received his discharge from the army at Camp Mills, N.Y. on July 8, 1919. On November 23, 1919, he was married to Ethyle Jones in Ottumwa.
Two brothers precede him in death.
The Rev. Mr. Selix is survived by his wife; three sons, Lowell, Sherwood and Cleophas Selix, all at home; one daughter, Beverly Selix, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Selix of Unionville, Iowa, and two brothers, John Selix of Des Moines and Walter Selix of Ottumwa.
The body is at the Johnson funeral chapel awaiting completion of arrangements.
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SOURCE: Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil
Published Wednesday 19 February 1947
Page 3
Column 2
Suffers Heart Attack While Trimming a Tree
OTTUMWA, IA. - The Rev. Russell L. Selix, 50, died suddenly Tuesday as he was trimming a tree. He suffered a heart attack and fell. Death was attributed to the seizure, not the fall. Rev. Selix was a widely known minister of the Pentecostal church. He was a veteran of the first World War, having served with the Rainbow division.
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SOURCE: Ottumwa Courier
Published Thursday 20 February 1947
Page 22, column 7-8
SELIX FUNERAL
Funeral services for the Rev. Russell L. Selix, 808 Queen Street, who died Tuesday morning, will be held from the residence at 2:30 p.m. Friday, and at 3 p.m. from the Penecostal church on Church Street. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The Rev. Luther Childs of Centerville and the Rev. W.B. Friend will be in charge. Military services will be held. Active pallbearers will be Charlie Johnson, Harl Goodwin, Rayburn Pence, Earnie Pence, Verlin Altheide and Joe Bernstein. Honorary pallbearers will be the following ministers: L.C. Stufflebeam, Elmer Hollingsworth, Kenneth Ross, J.C. Snyder, Elmer Simbra and Alfred Worth.
Husband of Ethyle Mae Jones
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Published in the Ottumwa Courier
Tuesday 18 February 1947
Page 1, column 2
Heart Attack Fatal To Rev. R.L. Selix
The Rev. Russell L. Selix, 50, of 808 Queen street, died suddenly this morning at 9:30 as he was trimming a tree at 502 Clinton avenue. Death resulted from a heart attack which caused him to fall from the tree.
He was born in Davis county July 13, 1896, the son of Thomas and Retta Selix. For the past 28 years he has been a resident of Ottumwa and is well known for his work as a minister of the Penecostal church. A veteran of World War 1, he enlisted in the army at Centerville on April 30, 1917, and served in France with Company D, 168th Infantry, Rainbow Division, from October 17, 1917, until the end of the war. He received his discharge from the army at Camp Mills, N.Y. on July 8, 1919. On November 23, 1919, he was married to Ethyle Jones in Ottumwa.
Two brothers precede him in death.
The Rev. Mr. Selix is survived by his wife; three sons, Lowell, Sherwood and Cleophas Selix, all at home; one daughter, Beverly Selix, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Selix of Unionville, Iowa, and two brothers, John Selix of Des Moines and Walter Selix of Ottumwa.
The body is at the Johnson funeral chapel awaiting completion of arrangements.
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SOURCE: Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil
Published Wednesday 19 February 1947
Page 3
Column 2
Suffers Heart Attack While Trimming a Tree
OTTUMWA, IA. - The Rev. Russell L. Selix, 50, died suddenly Tuesday as he was trimming a tree. He suffered a heart attack and fell. Death was attributed to the seizure, not the fall. Rev. Selix was a widely known minister of the Pentecostal church. He was a veteran of the first World War, having served with the Rainbow division.
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SOURCE: Ottumwa Courier
Published Thursday 20 February 1947
Page 22, column 7-8
SELIX FUNERAL
Funeral services for the Rev. Russell L. Selix, 808 Queen Street, who died Tuesday morning, will be held from the residence at 2:30 p.m. Friday, and at 3 p.m. from the Penecostal church on Church Street. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The Rev. Luther Childs of Centerville and the Rev. W.B. Friend will be in charge. Military services will be held. Active pallbearers will be Charlie Johnson, Harl Goodwin, Rayburn Pence, Earnie Pence, Verlin Altheide and Joe Bernstein. Honorary pallbearers will be the following ministers: L.C. Stufflebeam, Elmer Hollingsworth, Kenneth Ross, J.C. Snyder, Elmer Simbra and Alfred Worth.
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