Helen Russell

Mrs. Helen Overcash Russell, 94, passed away Saturday, August 22, at her home in Kannapolis.

A graveside service is scheduled for 4:30 pm Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Kannapolis. Rev. Ellen Campbell Gardner will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 3 - 4:15 pm Wednesday at the Bethpage Presbyterian Church Fellowship Building prior to the service.

Mrs. Russell was born September 18, 1920 in Kannapolis, NC. She was a daughter of the late Arthur H. Overcash and Ruth Shinn Overcash. She worked for Barclay's American Credit as a bookkeeper and was a member of Bethpage Presbyterian Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Russell; sister, Faye Laney; and granddaughter, Dena Russell.

Mrs. Russell is survived by her son, Richard W. Russell and wife, Sally, of Kannapolis; 2 daughters, Margaret R. Gibson and husband, Ken, of China Grove, and Becky Farmer and husband, Larry, of Kannapolis; a brother, Leon Overcash of Kannapolis; 2 sisters, Catherine Helms of Kannapolis and Peggy Puckett of Georgia; 3 caregivers, Kassandra, Aayliha, and Laura; 7 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and 17 great-great grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Bethpage Presbyterian Church, 6020 Mooresville Rd, Kannapolis, NC 28081.