Milburn Chester Russell, 58, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was a devoted fisherman and Christian. He loved to fish, he even founded "The Fishing Club", he loved it so much. He was a craftsman and a collector. He loved to piddle on all kinds of projects and make all kinds of stuff. He worked in construction his whole life until his body would no longer allow him to. His favorite thing to do was to cut up and joke around with people. He called himself the mayor of Chiwapa Community, and you couldn't tell him any different.
Services will be at 2PM Friday, January 24, 2020, at Tutor Memorial Funeral Home. Bro. Harold Russell will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Tutor Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors-his significant other-Wendy Lambert; his children-David Russell, Melissa Smith (Adam), Jennifer Swindle, and Megan Hutchens all of Pontotoc, and Debbie Roland (Adam) of Oxford; his grandchildren-Tara, Madison, Logan, Jeff, Katelynn, Sierra, Will, Jazz, Levi, and Lillian; his siblings-Tina Pickering (Mitchell), Wendell Russell (Tonja), Todd Russell, Priscilla Thrasher (Dewayne) all of Pontotoc, Ida Winston (Richard) of Marion, AR and Harold Russell (Dawn) of Laurel, MS.
Preceded in death by-parents-Milburn Starks Russell and Ida Nell Russell "Lucy"; and brother-Jasper W Russell.
Pallbearers: Sam Kennedy, Chris Thomas, Michael Russell, Robert Russell, Travis Keith, Eric Sauceda, Kristopher Russell and Matthew Griffin. Honorary pallbearer: Brian Russell.
visitation: 5-8pm Thursday, January 23, 2020 and noon until service time Friday, January 24, 2020.
