Ruth Russell

Ruth Russell, 83, longtime Overland Park resident, passed away January 28, 2010.

Ruth was born January 15, 1927, in Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Nathan and Eula (Barker) Hole. On March 5, 1951, she married M.C. Russell. She retired from Hallmark Card Co. in 1977.

She is survived by brothers, Earl Wayne Hole, Greenwood, Missouri, Xury Hole, Andover, Kansas, Charles Hole, Chanute, Kansas, Lester Hole, Wichita, Kansas; sisters, Anna Fegel, Colleen Westendorf, and Ivah Byers, all of Chanute, Kansas, Jean Wilson, Arma, Kansas, and Janice Hole, Humboldt, Kansas; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband who passed away last September; and her parents.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Overland Park Christian Church, 7600 W. 75th Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66204.

Visitation and Funeral Service

Funeral services will be held at 10 am, Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at the Overland Park Christian Church. Visitation will be at the church at 9 am, prior to the service. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Chanute, Kansas, at 3:30 pm.