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Tom Hadley Russell

Male 1929 - 2020  (91 years)

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  • Name Tom Hadley Russell 
    Born 8 Apr 1929  Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Apr 2020  Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Tom Hadley Russell
      April 8, 1929 - April 27, 2020

      Tom Hadley Russell, 91, of Madison, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington from complications of Covid-19.
      Tom was born April 8, 1929, in Ray County, Missouri, the son of Ray George and Nina Lee (Haynes) Russell. He graduated from Stet High School in Stet, Missouri, in 1947.
      On June 4, 1950, he and Mary F. Layman were married in Ray County, Missouri. Tom was an owner of the Russell & Sons Construction Company, Inc., established in 1945 as a Missouri Corporation. Tom and Mary moved their family to Madison, Kansas, in 1962.
      His wife, Mary, preceded him in death twelve days earlier on Aril 15, 2020. They had celebrated 69 years of marriage. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Tyler Kraft.
      He leaves his children, Mary Sue Kraft and husband Tom of Gridley, KS, Nina Williams and husband Bary of Emporia, KS, and Larry Russell and wife Ruthann of Gilmer, Tx; grandchildren, John Russell (Melinda), Justin Kraft, Jason Russell (Susan), Kristin Bousquet (David), Karis Williams, and Kaila Seals (Ryne); great-grandchildren, Landon, Alexandra, Maverick and Ryker Kraft, Micah Bolt, Sienna and Sawyer Spaulding, Taylor Elbe, Colton Springer, and Prairie Seals; brothers, LeeWray, Dean, and Paul Russell, sister, Tabitha Due; many other relatives and friends.
      A Memorial services for Tom and Mary will be held 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Jones Funeral Home in Burlington
      The family will meet with friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, July 10, at Jones Funeral Home.
    Person ID I42116  Family
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2022 

    Father Wray George Russell,   b. 22 Jan 1903, Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1982, Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Nina Lee Haynes,   b. 16 Nov 1905, Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1944, Maple Park Garden, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Family ID F15735  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Frances Layman,   b. 14 Aug 1930, Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 2020, Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 4 Jun 1950  Rockingham, Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Russell-Layman Marriage Record 1950
    Russell-Layman Marriage Record 1950
    Children 
     1. Mary Sue Russell
     2. Nina Russell
     3. Larry Russell
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F15752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Tom Hadley Russell (1929 - 2020)
    Tom Hadley Russell (1929 - 2020)

  • Sources 
    1. [S4960] Batesville Inc. - Campbell Funeral Home, 13 October 2022; Tom Hadley Russell obituary 2020.

    2. [S4340] Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 - FamilySearch, 13 October 2022; Russell-Layman Marriage Record 1950.