Margaret Malinda Thomas Russell

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. - Funeral services were held for Margaret Malinda Thomas Russell, 72, of Dandridge, Tennessee, at the Farrar Funeral Home Chapel in Dandridge on Tuesday, February 24. Entombment and committal services were held Wednesday, February 25, in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Dandridge.
Mrs. Russell died Saturday, February 21, 2015, at her residence. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and worked for Bush Brothers and Company in Ville Platte and Cecilia for 29 years. She was a teacher at Sacred Heart Elementary School for a short time and served as the Sacred Heart PTC president. She was a member of the Epsilon Sigma chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority for many years.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Russell; two sons, Tommy Russell and Todd Russell; two daughters-in-law, Tonya Russell and Liz Russell; four grandchildren, Garrett Russell, Daniel Russell and Sydney Russell and Tori Sosa; one brother-in-law, Ronnie Russell; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dewey and Sarah Byrd Thomas; two sisters, Eula Mae Green and Elree Blazer; and three brothers, Ed Thomas, Fred Thomas and Bill Thomas.
Rev. Glen Bradley officiated.
Farrar Funeral Home of Dandridge, Tennessee, was in charge of arrangements.