Ala Joanna Brewton Russell, affectionately known as "Ala Jo" or "Ms. Honey", passed away at home in Memphis on October 23, 2012.
She was the widow of the late Reverend Doctor Henry Edward Russell, who served for many years as the Senior Minister of Second Presbyterian Church of Memphis.
Mrs. Russell was born on September 5, 1916 in Ailey, Georgia, the second of five daughters of the late John Broadus Brewton and Ala Peterson Brewton. A brother, Broadus, died in early childhood. Three sisters predeceased her.
She had deep roots in the State of Georgia which she maintained all of her life. Her early years were spent in Vidalia, Georgia. She was a graduate of Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, Georgia, now Georgia College and State University.
On June 15, 1938, she married Henry Edward Russell of Winder, Georgia, the 13th of 15 children of the late Richard Brevard Russell, Sr. and Ina Dillard Russell.
During their marriage, Dr. Russell, a minister in the Presbyterian Church, U.S., served Rock Spring Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia; First Presbyterian Church, LaGrange, Georgia; and Trinity Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, Alabama. In 1958, Dr. and Mrs. Russell moved to Memphis, where he served Second Presbyterian Church until his retirement in 1975.
Mrs. Russell was active in the civic affairs in each of the cities in which she and her husband lived and in each of the churches served by her husband. She and her husband were avid travelers in the United States and abroad. Mrs. Russell enjoyed entertaining family and friends, reading, following politics, and in her later years playing bridge.
Following Dr. Russell's death in 1979, Mrs. Russell chose to remain in Memphis, where she enjoyed a wide circle of friends and remained civically and socially active until her death. Her greatest love was family.
Mrs. Russell is survived by her son, Henry Edward Russell, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Belinda Brooks Russell of Grand Junction, CO; four daughters: Ala Joanna Russell Hogan and son-in-law Frank Hogan of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Harriette Brumby Russell Coleman and son-in-law George Coleman, Jr. of Counce, TN, Catherine Calhoun Russell Davis and son-in-law Peter Davis of Wilmington, NC, and Dorothy Patience "Missy" Russell Branham of Memphis; 12 grandchildren: James Russell Robinson and his wife Jennie Hart Forbes Robinson of Perry, GA, Thomas Meredith Robinson and his wife Donna Mueller Robinson of Honolulu, HI, Joanna Flinn Goodin and her husband Mark Goodin of McLean, VA, George Shea Flinn III and his wife Amy Raiford Flinn of Memphis, Courtney Elizabeth Coleman of New York, NY, George Edward Coleman III and his wife Jennifer King Coleman of Wilmington, NC, Sarah Lyle Coleman Dampoux and her husband Emmanuel Dampoux of Versailles, France, Richard Russell Davis and his wife Schorr Johnson Davis of Wilmington, NC, Matthew Brewton Davis and his wife Sally Strauss Davis of Wilmington, NC, Daniel Brooks Russell of Grand Junction, CO, Evan James Russell of Grand Junction, CO, and Joanna Louise Branham of Denver, CO; a sister: Jessie Marie Brewton Bishop of Ailey, GA; and numerous beloved great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in the Chapel of Second Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends in the Louise Salmon Room following the service.
The family requests that any memorials be made to the Henry Edward Russell Scholarship Fund at Columbia Theological Seminary, P.O. Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031-0520 or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Canale Funeral Directors
901-452-6400
www.canalefuneraldirectors.com
She was the widow of the late Reverend Doctor Henry Edward Russell, who served for many years as the Senior Minister of Second Presbyterian Church of Memphis.
Mrs. Russell was born on September 5, 1916 in Ailey, Georgia, the second of five daughters of the late John Broadus Brewton and Ala Peterson Brewton. A brother, Broadus, died in early childhood. Three sisters predeceased her.
She had deep roots in the State of Georgia which she maintained all of her life. Her early years were spent in Vidalia, Georgia. She was a graduate of Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, Georgia, now Georgia College and State University.
On June 15, 1938, she married Henry Edward Russell of Winder, Georgia, the 13th of 15 children of the late Richard Brevard Russell, Sr. and Ina Dillard Russell.
During their marriage, Dr. Russell, a minister in the Presbyterian Church, U.S., served Rock Spring Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia; First Presbyterian Church, LaGrange, Georgia; and Trinity Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, Alabama. In 1958, Dr. and Mrs. Russell moved to Memphis, where he served Second Presbyterian Church until his retirement in 1975.
Mrs. Russell was active in the civic affairs in each of the cities in which she and her husband lived and in each of the churches served by her husband. She and her husband were avid travelers in the United States and abroad. Mrs. Russell enjoyed entertaining family and friends, reading, following politics, and in her later years playing bridge.
Following Dr. Russell's death in 1979, Mrs. Russell chose to remain in Memphis, where she enjoyed a wide circle of friends and remained civically and socially active until her death. Her greatest love was family.
Mrs. Russell is survived by her son, Henry Edward Russell, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Belinda Brooks Russell of Grand Junction, CO; four daughters: Ala Joanna Russell Hogan and son-in-law Frank Hogan of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Harriette Brumby Russell Coleman and son-in-law George Coleman, Jr. of Counce, TN, Catherine Calhoun Russell Davis and son-in-law Peter Davis of Wilmington, NC, and Dorothy Patience "Missy" Russell Branham of Memphis; 12 grandchildren: James Russell Robinson and his wife Jennie Hart Forbes Robinson of Perry, GA, Thomas Meredith Robinson and his wife Donna Mueller Robinson of Honolulu, HI, Joanna Flinn Goodin and her husband Mark Goodin of McLean, VA, George Shea Flinn III and his wife Amy Raiford Flinn of Memphis, Courtney Elizabeth Coleman of New York, NY, George Edward Coleman III and his wife Jennifer King Coleman of Wilmington, NC, Sarah Lyle Coleman Dampoux and her husband Emmanuel Dampoux of Versailles, France, Richard Russell Davis and his wife Schorr Johnson Davis of Wilmington, NC, Matthew Brewton Davis and his wife Sally Strauss Davis of Wilmington, NC, Daniel Brooks Russell of Grand Junction, CO, Evan James Russell of Grand Junction, CO, and Joanna Louise Branham of Denver, CO; a sister: Jessie Marie Brewton Bishop of Ailey, GA; and numerous beloved great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in the Chapel of Second Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends in the Louise Salmon Room following the service.
The family requests that any memorials be made to the Henry Edward Russell Scholarship Fund at Columbia Theological Seminary, P.O. Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031-0520 or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Canale Funeral Directors
901-452-6400
www.canalefuneraldirectors.com
Ala Joanna Brewton Russell, affectionately known as "Ala Jo" or "Ms. Honey", passed away at home in Memphis on October 23, 2012.
She was the widow of the late Reverend Doctor Henry Edward Russell, who served for many years as the Senior Minister of Second Presbyterian Church of Memphis.
Mrs. Russell was born on September 5, 1916 in Ailey, Georgia, the second of five daughters of the late John Broadus Brewton and Ala Peterson Brewton. A brother, Broadus, died in early childhood. Three sisters predeceased her.
She had deep roots in the State of Georgia which she maintained all of her life. Her early years were spent in Vidalia, Georgia. She was a graduate of Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, Georgia, now Georgia College and State University.
On June 15, 1938, she married Henry Edward Russell of Winder, Georgia, the 13th of 15 children of the late Richard Brevard Russell, Sr. and Ina Dillard Russell.
During their marriage, Dr. Russell, a minister in the Presbyterian Church, U.S., served Rock Spring Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia; First Presbyterian Church, LaGrange, Georgia; and Trinity Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, Alabama. In 1958, Dr. and Mrs. Russell moved to Memphis, where he served Second Presbyterian Church until his retirement in 1975.
Mrs. Russell was active in the civic affairs in each of the cities in which she and her husband lived and in each of the churches served by her husband. She and her husband were avid travelers in the United States and abroad. Mrs. Russell enjoyed entertaining family and friends, reading, following politics, and in her later years playing bridge.
Following Dr. Russell's death in 1979, Mrs. Russell chose to remain in Memphis, where she enjoyed a wide circle of friends and remained civically and socially active until her death. Her greatest love was family.
Mrs. Russell is survived by her son, Henry Edward Russell, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Belinda Brooks Russell of Grand Junction, CO; four daughters: Ala Joanna Russell Hogan and son-in-law Frank Hogan of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Harriette Brumby Russell Coleman and son-in-law George Coleman, Jr. of Counce, TN, Catherine Calhoun Russell Davis and son-in-law Peter Davis of Wilmington, NC, and Dorothy Patience "Missy" Russell Branham of Memphis; 12 grandchildren: James Russell Robinson and his wife Jennie Hart Forbes Robinson of Perry, GA, Thomas Meredith Robinson and his wife Donna Mueller Robinson of Honolulu, HI, Joanna Flinn Goodin and her husband Mark Goodin of McLean, VA, George Shea Flinn III and his wife Amy Raiford Flinn of Memphis, Courtney Elizabeth Coleman of New York, NY, George Edward Coleman III and his wife Jennifer King Coleman of Wilmington, NC, Sarah Lyle Coleman Dampoux and her husband Emmanuel Dampoux of Versailles, France, Richard Russell Davis and his wife Schorr Johnson Davis of Wilmington, NC, Matthew Brewton Davis and his wife Sally Strauss Davis of Wilmington, NC, Daniel Brooks Russell of Grand Junction, CO, Evan James Russell of Grand Junction, CO, and Joanna Louise Branham of Denver, CO; a sister: Jessie Marie Brewton Bishop of Ailey, GA; and numerous beloved great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in the Chapel of Second Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends in the Louise Salmon Room following the service.
The family requests that any memorials be made to the Henry Edward Russell Scholarship Fund at Columbia Theological Seminary, P.O. Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031-0520 or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Canale Funeral Directors
901-452-6400
www.canalefuneraldirectors.com
She was the widow of the late Reverend Doctor Henry Edward Russell, who served for many years as the Senior Minister of Second Presbyterian Church of Memphis.
Mrs. Russell was born on September 5, 1916 in Ailey, Georgia, the second of five daughters of the late John Broadus Brewton and Ala Peterson Brewton. A brother, Broadus, died in early childhood. Three sisters predeceased her.
She had deep roots in the State of Georgia which she maintained all of her life. Her early years were spent in Vidalia, Georgia. She was a graduate of Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, Georgia, now Georgia College and State University.
On June 15, 1938, she married Henry Edward Russell of Winder, Georgia, the 13th of 15 children of the late Richard Brevard Russell, Sr. and Ina Dillard Russell.
During their marriage, Dr. Russell, a minister in the Presbyterian Church, U.S., served Rock Spring Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia; First Presbyterian Church, LaGrange, Georgia; and Trinity Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, Alabama. In 1958, Dr. and Mrs. Russell moved to Memphis, where he served Second Presbyterian Church until his retirement in 1975.
Mrs. Russell was active in the civic affairs in each of the cities in which she and her husband lived and in each of the churches served by her husband. She and her husband were avid travelers in the United States and abroad. Mrs. Russell enjoyed entertaining family and friends, reading, following politics, and in her later years playing bridge.
Following Dr. Russell's death in 1979, Mrs. Russell chose to remain in Memphis, where she enjoyed a wide circle of friends and remained civically and socially active until her death. Her greatest love was family.
Mrs. Russell is survived by her son, Henry Edward Russell, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Belinda Brooks Russell of Grand Junction, CO; four daughters: Ala Joanna Russell Hogan and son-in-law Frank Hogan of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Harriette Brumby Russell Coleman and son-in-law George Coleman, Jr. of Counce, TN, Catherine Calhoun Russell Davis and son-in-law Peter Davis of Wilmington, NC, and Dorothy Patience "Missy" Russell Branham of Memphis; 12 grandchildren: James Russell Robinson and his wife Jennie Hart Forbes Robinson of Perry, GA, Thomas Meredith Robinson and his wife Donna Mueller Robinson of Honolulu, HI, Joanna Flinn Goodin and her husband Mark Goodin of McLean, VA, George Shea Flinn III and his wife Amy Raiford Flinn of Memphis, Courtney Elizabeth Coleman of New York, NY, George Edward Coleman III and his wife Jennifer King Coleman of Wilmington, NC, Sarah Lyle Coleman Dampoux and her husband Emmanuel Dampoux of Versailles, France, Richard Russell Davis and his wife Schorr Johnson Davis of Wilmington, NC, Matthew Brewton Davis and his wife Sally Strauss Davis of Wilmington, NC, Daniel Brooks Russell of Grand Junction, CO, Evan James Russell of Grand Junction, CO, and Joanna Louise Branham of Denver, CO; a sister: Jessie Marie Brewton Bishop of Ailey, GA; and numerous beloved great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in the Chapel of Second Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends in the Louise Salmon Room following the service.
The family requests that any memorials be made to the Henry Edward Russell Scholarship Fund at Columbia Theological Seminary, P.O. Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031-0520 or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Canale Funeral Directors
901-452-6400
www.canalefuneraldirectors.com
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