Obituary of Wilma M. Russell

Bedford – Wilma M. Russell, 103, of Bedford, died Friday, August 21, 2015 at White River Lodge in Bedford. Born July 21, 1912, in Princeton, IN, she was the daughter of William H. and Emma Catherine (Berger) Block. She married Walter E. “Russ” Russell on June 2, 1935 and after seventy-two years of marriage he preceded her in death on August 26, 2007. She was a mother and homemaker. She had been active in the First Christian Church and the Bedford Medical Center Auxiliary. Survivors include a son, Robert (Bob) Russell and wife, Leona, of Mitchell; a daughter, Joann Teresi and husband, Jim, of Deerfield Beach, FL; three grandchildren, Terri Stump and husband, John, of Warsaw, IN, Kevin Phipps and wife, Penny, of Wooster, OH and Jeff Phipps of Columbus, OH; five great grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; one sister, Rosalyn Hurst of Evansville, IN; one brother, William A. Block of New Jersey. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two sisters, Theodora and Ruth. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am on Tuesday, August 25th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Pastor Alan Cloar officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Monday, August 24th at the Day & Carter Mortuary. The family would like to thank the staff of White River Lodge for the loving care Wilma received for the last eight years. The family asks that friends consider memorial contributions be made to the First Christian Church. Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.