Graveside services for Dorothy Lee Russell, 83, of Winnsboro were held Monday, June 15, 2020, in Mount Zion Cemetery in Calhoun, with Rev. Craig Beeman officiating under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home.
Dorothy was born September 14, 1936, in Ouachita Parish to the union of William GreenLee Russell and Nettie Brakefield Russell and passed from this life on June 13, 2020, at her residence in Winnsboro.
Dorothy was a member of First Baptist Church in Winnsboro. She obtained a B. S. in Elementary Education and a Master of Education plus 30; during her tenure as a teacher, she was employed by the Franklin Parish School Board for many years. Dorothy was a member of the follow organizations A+Pel, Franklin Parish Farm Bureau and Louisiana Cattleman's Association. She was loving and affectionately known to family as "Didi".
Her parents and her husband, Willie Waggoner "Bill" Russell, Jr. preceded her in death.
Survivors left to cherish her memory include her daughter Kalicia Russell Beasley and husband Gary D. of Rayville; son, Willie Waggoner Russell, III and wife Markaye of Calhoun; three grandchildren: William Lee Beasley and wife MacKenzie of Sterlington, Mary Alexandra Beasley Garriga and husband Michael of Ruston, and Mallory Elaine Russell of Calhoun; a host of other relatives and friends.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mack Bond, Terry Collie, Walter Kotz, Stan Mixon, Mitch Reynolds, Charles Staples, and A. Turner.
Any planned memorials may be made to First Baptist Church in Winnsboro, LA Tech University, and the Farm Bureau Scholarship Program.
The family would like to extend a special heartfelt thank you to her caregivers, Hospice TLC and staff, and housekeeper Dee Turner.
Online condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com .