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The following excerpt was taken from the "Carlsbad Current Argus" dated June 29, 2005:
RUSSELL, LETA V.
CARLSBAD - A memorial service for Leta V. Russell, 76, of North James Street, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Ed Kneeland and Chaplain Elena Yoder officiating. She passed away Saturday, June 25, 2005, at Carlsbad Medical Center. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Leta V. Russell was born March 18, 1929, to Olin and Vonnie Smith Coursey in Edgewood, Texas. She owned and operated Carlsbad Answering Service for more than 15 years. Leta was an avid golfer and a talented artist.
She was preceded in death by her father and grandson, Jason Windham.
She is survived by her mother, Vonnie Coursey of Pyote, Texas; daughters, LaNeta Windham of Hobbs, Linda Richardson and husband Rich of Enid, Okla., and Donna Kirk and husband Dale of Buchanan Dam, Texas; brothers, Perry Coursey of Lubbock, Texas,
Harold Coursey of Odessa, Texas, and Max Coursey of Houston; sisters, Lois Holt of Odessa and Mary Downing of Clifton, Texas; and eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to VistaCare Hospice, 611 N. Canal St., Carlsbad, N.M., 88220. |
