June Russell

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident June Russell are set for 11:00am, Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Tommy Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, Seminole, Oklahoma.rnrnGloria ?June? Russell passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2008 in Seminole at the age of 75. rnrnJune was born on August 18, 1932 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Troy and Sadie (Jordan) Yoder. rnrnShe was a graduate of Shawnee High School. She was a member of the First Baptist Church where she sang in the church choir and in the past years had taught Sunday School. She was a Choctaw Tribal Member; very proud of her Choctaw heritage. June loved the sport of baseball; when her children were young, she was a little league baseball coach. Some of her hobbies were playing Canasta with her girlfriends, going to dances with friends and working with Marie Dawson at auctions. She worked for Southwestern Bell and also was as a nurse for many years for Dr. Jack Parrish, Dr. Dennis Ang, Dr. Sudhir Gupta and Dr. Brendan Okeeffe. Her passion for nursing was an influence to her grandson Andrew to pursue a career in medicine. He attends Indiana School of Medicine in Muncie, Indiana to be a surgeon. Her sense of humor and zest for life were infectious to all around her.rnrnShe is survived by her son, Mike Russell of Greenbrier, Arkansas, and daughter and son-in-law: Tammy and Rick Conner of Seminole, Oklahoma, and sister-in-law: Wanda Yoder, nieces, Rena Goldenstein, and Daleda Waldrup and husband Greg of all of Shawnee, three grandchildren, Lyndsey Russell and husband John Powell of Blanchard, Oklahoma, Andrew Conner, of Muncie, Indiana, and Caley Conner of Seminole. She is also survived by a host of other family and loving friends. She was a loving mother and grandmother. rnrnShe is preceded in death by her parents: Troy and Sadie Yoder, son, Pat Russell, and brother, DaleYoder. rnrnPallbearers will be: Danny Lynn Jordan, Derl Williams, Webber Crow, Randy Milam, Gene Knight and Jake Knight. rnrnHonorary pallbearers will be: George Richards, Ken Colvin and Roy Gurley. rnrnThe family would like to say a special thanks to the Dr. Tony Haddad and the ICU nursing staff at Unity North Hospital in Shawnee, Grace Lankford, Lori Blackwell, Carol Williams, Shirley Castle, Jennifer Lemons, and Loving Care Hospice for all the love and care they have provided to June. rn Funeral Information: January 15, 2008, 11:00 AM