Mrs. Mary Esther Russell of Campbellsville was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 22, 1947. Daughter of the late Stewart Roy and Elizabeth (Ewing) McVay, she was 70 years, 3 months, and 8 days of age at the time of her passing. She was a former administrator of a nursing home until her retirement. She professed faith in Christ and attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. As a young lady, she was very athletic, and in 1965 was named MVP of the World – Softball. Though she was fiercely independent, she had a big heart and loved cooking and caring for her family and friends.

She leaves to cherish her memory:

   One son: Jimmy Russell and wife Angela of Campbellsville,

   Three sisters and a brother: Rita, Shirley, Betty, and Earl McVay,

   Four grandchildren: Clayton Russell, Jimmy Russell, Jr., Mary Elizabeth Russell, and Austin Belt,

   And a host of extended family and friends.

   She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clayton Howard Russell, a son, Alfred Willis Blackman, Jr., and five siblings, Florence, Marie, Irma, Stewart, and W.J.

   There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Russell on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 11:00 AM EST at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 213 University Dr, Campbellsville, KY. Interment will follow in the Brookside Cemetery, W Main St, Campbellsville, KY.

   The family will receive friends at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 9:00-10:30 AM.

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