Tuesday Death Notice

Roy Virgil Russell
(August 19, 1955 – January 23, 2012)

A resident of Roseland, he died at 11:27 a.m. on Monday, January 23, 2012 at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb, MS. He was born August 19, 1955 in Amite and was 56 years of age. He is survived by his mother, Juanita Bowman Russell Miller, Amite; 3 sisters, Fairba Cade and her husband, Raymond, Osyka, MS, Nancy Forbes and her husband, Bobby, St. Rose and Julie Kathy Russell, Osyka, MS; brother, Lloyd Russell, Amite; 2 step-brothers, J. C. Miller and his wife, Debbie, Kentwood and Wendell Miller and his wife, Diane, Hillsdale; 3 nieces, Laura Ricuard, Celeste Cade and Christie Quin and her husband, Ray; 2 great-nieces and 3 great-nephews. Preceded in death by his father, Roy V. Russell. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Services conducted by Dr. Joe Baugh and Rev. Darryl Miller. Interment Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to Gideons International or the American Heart Association. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.