John Junior Russell

Mr. John Junior Russell, 90, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 17, 2018. 1 Corinthians 15:57: "Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00 pm, Friday, October 19, 2018 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment with military honors will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:45 pm Friday at the funeral home.

Mr. Russell was born October 13, 1928 in Stanly County. He was a son of the late Delma John Russell and Vera Helen Miller Russell. Mr. Russell was a graduate of Richfield High School and Pfeiffer College. He retired from Fieldcrest Cannon. He was a member of First Baptist Church in China Grove, where he served as a Deacon, Sunday School Director and Trustee.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother, Floyd Russell; and step-mother, Lillian Burris Russell.

Mr. Russell is survived by his wife of 54 years, Willa Whitt Russell; daughters, Pam Harrison and husband Ben, Jr. of Salisbury and Debbie Rodgers and husband Andy of Kannapolis; four granddaughters, McKamie Harrison of China Grove, Caitlin Harrison of Salisbury, Bailey Rodgers and Abby Rodgers, both of Kanapolis; a number of nieces and nephews; and special friends, Carolyn and Gene O'Kelley ad Shirley and Melvin McGee.

Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church, 302 Patterson Street, China Grove, NC 28023 or Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Alicia Zavala, his caregiver of two years, Hospice of Cabarrus County and the VA homebound program.