John Parrylee Russell, Jr was the son of Joseph Parrylee Russell, Sr. and Alice Elizabeth Joy Russell. A life long resident of St. Mary's County, Joe graduated from Margaret Brent High School, "Class of 1948." Mr. Russell worked as a self employed, life long farmer and caretaker of Newtowne Manor Farm and more recently enjoyed 19 years of employment at Bell Motor Company as a car salesman.
On 18 July 1953, Joe Russell married Lois Marie Delahay. He was survived by his children Lois Ann Springer, Joseph Michael Russell, Brenda Marie Unkle and Tina Lee Raley. He was also survived by three grandchildren and four great grandchildren as well as his sister, Mary Katherine McCurdy. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD with Fr. John Mattingly officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.
Pallbearers were Jeffrey Dale Springer, Brian Thomas Unkle, Andrew Shizak, Lawrence Pilkerton, Wayne Norris and Larry Joy. Honorary Pallbearers will be Francis Woodburn, Thomas Bowles, Norman Pilkerton, Jr., Loretta Vallandingham, Bernard Delahay, Joseph Stewart, Leroy Stewart and Mary Katherine Abell.
Contributions may be made to Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 50, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Remembrance of a Farmer's Life
Joseph always dressed in John Deere Green, and was a frequent participant in county fairs and parades with his tractors. He was enamored of his tractors and treated them with great care, especially after a day's work in the field, when he would scrub them down. So it wasn't unexpected that his stone is also John Deere Green.
After 50 years of raising tobacco, he took the government buyout and switched to other crops. State Senator Roy Dyson sponsored a resolution citing Russell's devotion to the community which was adopted unanimously.
On 18 July 1953, Joe Russell married Lois Marie Delahay. He was survived by his children Lois Ann Springer, Joseph Michael Russell, Brenda Marie Unkle and Tina Lee Raley. He was also survived by three grandchildren and four great grandchildren as well as his sister, Mary Katherine McCurdy. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD with Fr. John Mattingly officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.
Pallbearers were Jeffrey Dale Springer, Brian Thomas Unkle, Andrew Shizak, Lawrence Pilkerton, Wayne Norris and Larry Joy. Honorary Pallbearers will be Francis Woodburn, Thomas Bowles, Norman Pilkerton, Jr., Loretta Vallandingham, Bernard Delahay, Joseph Stewart, Leroy Stewart and Mary Katherine Abell.
Contributions may be made to Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 50, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Remembrance of a Farmer's Life
Joseph always dressed in John Deere Green, and was a frequent participant in county fairs and parades with his tractors. He was enamored of his tractors and treated them with great care, especially after a day's work in the field, when he would scrub them down. So it wasn't unexpected that his stone is also John Deere Green.
After 50 years of raising tobacco, he took the government buyout and switched to other crops. State Senator Roy Dyson sponsored a resolution citing Russell's devotion to the community which was adopted unanimously.
John Parrylee Russell, Jr was the son of Joseph Parrylee Russell, Sr. and Alice Elizabeth Joy Russell. A life long resident of St. Mary's County, Joe graduated from Margaret Brent High School, "Class of 1948." Mr. Russell worked as a self employed, life long farmer and caretaker of Newtowne Manor Farm and more recently enjoyed 19 years of employment at Bell Motor Company as a car salesman.
On 18 July 1953, Joe Russell married Lois Marie Delahay. He was survived by his children Lois Ann Springer, Joseph Michael Russell, Brenda Marie Unkle and Tina Lee Raley. He was also survived by three grandchildren and four great grandchildren as well as his sister, Mary Katherine McCurdy. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD with Fr. John Mattingly officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.
Pallbearers were Jeffrey Dale Springer, Brian Thomas Unkle, Andrew Shizak, Lawrence Pilkerton, Wayne Norris and Larry Joy. Honorary Pallbearers will be Francis Woodburn, Thomas Bowles, Norman Pilkerton, Jr., Loretta Vallandingham, Bernard Delahay, Joseph Stewart, Leroy Stewart and Mary Katherine Abell.
Contributions may be made to Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 50, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Remembrance of a Farmer's Life
Joseph always dressed in John Deere Green, and was a frequent participant in county fairs and parades with his tractors. He was enamored of his tractors and treated them with great care, especially after a day's work in the field, when he would scrub them down. So it wasn't unexpected that his stone is also John Deere Green.
After 50 years of raising tobacco, he took the government buyout and switched to other crops. State Senator Roy Dyson sponsored a resolution citing Russell's devotion to the community which was adopted unanimously.
On 18 July 1953, Joe Russell married Lois Marie Delahay. He was survived by his children Lois Ann Springer, Joseph Michael Russell, Brenda Marie Unkle and Tina Lee Raley. He was also survived by three grandchildren and four great grandchildren as well as his sister, Mary Katherine McCurdy. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD with Fr. John Mattingly officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.
Pallbearers were Jeffrey Dale Springer, Brian Thomas Unkle, Andrew Shizak, Lawrence Pilkerton, Wayne Norris and Larry Joy. Honorary Pallbearers will be Francis Woodburn, Thomas Bowles, Norman Pilkerton, Jr., Loretta Vallandingham, Bernard Delahay, Joseph Stewart, Leroy Stewart and Mary Katherine Abell.
Contributions may be made to Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 50, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Remembrance of a Farmer's Life
Joseph always dressed in John Deere Green, and was a frequent participant in county fairs and parades with his tractors. He was enamored of his tractors and treated them with great care, especially after a day's work in the field, when he would scrub them down. So it wasn't unexpected that his stone is also John Deere Green.
After 50 years of raising tobacco, he took the government buyout and switched to other crops. State Senator Roy Dyson sponsored a resolution citing Russell's devotion to the community which was adopted unanimously.
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