Hazel Geraldine Russell, 93, of St. Paul, went to spend eternity with her Lord and Savior Thursday, September 7, 2023.
Hazel was born in Greenup County on July 18, 1930, a daughter of Dave and Nettie Wilburn. She served The Lord for 75 years.
Hazel loved God and her family. She attended South Portsmouth Community Church. She enjoyed cooking and taking care of others. She also enjoyed working in the garden and entertaining visitors. No one ever left her home hungry.
She is survived by one sister, Emma Wheeler of Abilene, Texas; her children, Marie Slone of Columbus, Ohio, Mike (Loretta) Russell of Otway, Ohio, Janie Faye (Jim) Chinn of Black Oak, Ray (Rita) Russell of St. Paul, and Mark (Dawn Anne) Russell of St. Paul; 11 grandchildren (Michael, Josh, and Ben Slone, Lindsey and Michael Russell, Crystal Dyer and Melody Bivens, Tyler, Nick, and Caleb Russell, and Meagan Russell); 18 great-grandchildren (Hannah Browning, Arlis Stamm, Simon Bivens, Alex, Ian, A’Jai, and Madde Russell, Noah, Eli, and Isaac Hurn, Summer, Mikey, and Brooke Slone, Zach and Hailey Slone, Granger and Greyson Hampton, and Grant Brewer); and two great-great-grandchildren (Riley Browning and Hezekiah Slone). Many friends also survive who will cherish her memory.
Hazel was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Raymond Russell, and her siblings, Clyde Wilburn, Della Davis, Helen Russell, Jane Bloomfield, Robert Lee Wilburn, and Thelma Wilburn.
Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at Roberson Funeral Home at South Shore with Bob Grigson, Carl Wells, and Ray Russell officiating.
Burial will be in Russell Family Cemetery on Scaffold Lick Road at St. Paul.
Visitation will be at the funeral home Monday, September 11, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and after 10:00 a.m. Tuesday.
Pallbearers will be Mark, Tyler, Nick, and Caleb Russell, Steve Bivens, and Phillip Stamm.
Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
