Jennie Mae Johnson-Russell, 82, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019.
Mrs. Johnson-Russell was born Feb. 27, 1937, to Dallas and Lucille Johnson in Canoe, Ala. She attended the Escambia County schools in Atmore.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 30, at Zion Start AME Zion Church in Atmore with Bishop Qullias Mitchell officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery with Christian Memorial Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Russell is survived by eight siblings, Dorothy Peter, Lesa America, Sharon Russell, Wilbert Autry, Eugene Autry, Geraldine Johnson, Bessie M. Henry and Dorothy M. Roberson; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and numerous other extended family members.
Mrs. Russell was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, James McBride and Marvin Russell; one daughter, Rosie Lee Johnson; and other family members.