Charles
H. Russell, Sr. ("Charlie")
The
Russell, Hoff, Harvey, Taylor and Kellam families
announce the home going of Mr. Charles H. Russell,
Sr. affectionately called "Charlie",
on Saturday, October 17th 2009 at Christiana
Hospital in Newark, Delaware.
Charlie
leaves to mourn his loss, his twin daughters,
M.A. Russell and Merial Russell, Jane Graham,
his son Charles H. Russell, Jr. - Enoch Thomas
(Deceased) and loving daughter in law Sharon
Russell, his only surviving sister Julia Taylor
and family, his loving niece/daughter Nancy
Witherspoon-Kellam, Winifred Hoff-Saba, Versia
Herrion, Dr. Gertrude Findley-Christian and
Nephew, Claude A. Kellam, Alson Saba, Carl Herrion
and Robert Osborne - Four granddaughters, Wyattah
Carlon, Nasheeda Thompson (Deceased), Suenah
Morris and Maggie Kellam. Three grandsons, Theo,
Charles Orlin Russell, Charles H. Russell, III.
Four great grandsons, Jonathan Carlon, Joaquim
Spencer, Jandekai Mills, and Nolan Emery. Also
mourning his loss are Mr. & Mrs. Lester
Grier, Theresa Togbah, Victoria Diggs, and a
host of nephews, nieces, cousins, relatives
and friends in the United States of America
and Liberia.
Charlie was employed at the United States Embassy
in Liberia for 15 years as a Human Resource
Specialist and was employed at the Wilmington
Senior Center also in the same capacity in the
State of Delaware for 4 years. Before his employment
with the US Embassy he worked with Reverend
Benjamin Faulkner for several years in various
capacities.
Funeral
details are as follows:
Saturday, October 31, 2009
8:00 AM to 9:45 AM - Viewing
10:00 AM - (PROMPT) Worship Service
Cathedral
Church of Saint John
10 Concord Avenue
Wilmington, Delaware 19802
Interment:
Silver brook Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum
Lancaster Avenue and Dupont Road
Wilmington, De 19805-1498
Contacts:
Charles H. Russell, Jr. (Sharon) - (973) 399-3867
M.A. Russell - (609) 356-4722
Nancy Witherspoon-Kellam - (302) 652-0472
Hotel
Information:
Superlodge
1213 West Avenue
(I-294 & Rt. 9)
New Castle, De 19720
(302) 654-5544
Roadway
Inn
3 Memorial Drive
New Castle, De 19720
(302) 654-5400
Motel
6
1200 West Avenue
New Castle, De 19720
(302) 571-1200
DIRECTIONS
TO THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN
From
I-95 South:
Follow
I-95 into Delaware and continue into Wilmington.
Take
Exit 8A (South) for Rt. 202 - Concord Pike
Concord Pike turns into Concord Avenue
Continue south on Concord Pike/Avenue
After
several blocks, look for "Dunn Rite Cleaners"
on your right.
Two blocks past the cleaners is Tatnall Street.
The Cathedral Church of Saint John is just
beyond Tatnall on your right. Cathedral parking
is the lot on your left.
From
I-95 North
Follow
I-95 Toward Wilmington to Exit 8. Follow exit
ramp bearing right toward
Rt. 202 - Concord Pike South.
Continue
South on Concord Pike/Avenue
After
several blocks, look for "Dunn Rite Cleaners"
on our right.
Two blocks past the cleaners is Tatnall Street.
The Cathedral Church of Saint John is just
beyond Tatnall on your right. Cathedral parking
is the lot on your left.
