Betty Faye Sharp Russell Obituary (1930

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Betty Faye Sharp Russell Mrs. Betty Faye Sharp Russell, age 88, of Lexington, Indiana entered this life on November 21, 1930 in Campbell County, Tennessee. She was the loving daughter of the late Andrew William and Clara Sparks Sharp. She was a 1949 graduate of Wynn High School in Habersham, Tennessee. Her first job was a sales cashier for Blue Diamond Coal Company where she met a young man named George Elbert Russell. They were united in marriage on February 12, 1953 in Campbell County by Minister Robert M. Hicks. This happy union of 65 years was blessed with a son Gregory and a daughter Connie. They moved to Indiana in 1955 and she worked at the Charlestown Ammunition Plant where she bagged powder, and in the weighing, loading and sewing department. She worked for six years as a clerk and cashier at Shoppers Mart in Scottsburg, Indiana. Betty also worked as a custodian for the Southwestern Schools in Hanover, Indiana for 14 years before retiring. They had lived at the same place from 1955 until 2017 until they moved in with their daughter. She was a member of Hanover Baptist Church where she always helped with church dinners and had been the treasurer of the Sunday School. She enjoyed gardening, canning what she grew, and making jelly and apple butter. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandson. Betty was a devoted wife, loving mom and caring grandmother. Betty died suddenly on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at 11:17 a.m. at the emergency room at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany, Indiana. Click Here for Tribute VideoA LOVING FAMILY Betty will be missed by her loving son, Gregory Russell and his wife Cathy of Lexington, Indiana; her loving daughter, Connie Renschler and her husband Bryan of Lexington, Indiana; her loving grandchildren, Stacey Niccum and her husband Joey and Kelsey Hough and her husband, Brandon; her great-grandsons, Easton Niccum and Byron Hough; her loving brother, James Sammons of Cincinnati, Ohio; her loving sister, Frankie Wilson of Strawberry Plains, Tennessee; her sister in law, Ann Sammons of Jacksboro, Tennessee; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Andrew William Sharp, her mother, Clara Sparks Sharp, her step dad, Lester C. Sammons, her brothers, A.W. Sharp and Bill Sammons, Her beloved husband of 65 years, George Elbert Russell, died May 11, 2018. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., by Pastor J.D. Traylor at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre - Hanover Chapel, 278 East Main Street in Hanover, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit from 12:00 Noon unitl the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre - Hanover Chapel, 278 East Main Street in Hanover, Indiana.MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Hanover Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral homes. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Betty Faye Sharp Russell, please click here to visit our sympathy store.