Obituary: Mrs. Mary Hoyle Haynes Russell, 93 passed away Sunday, January 30, 2011 at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel conducted by Rev. Judy White. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the funeral service. Entombment will follow in Carolina Memorial Park Chapel Mausoleum. Mary was born June 22, 1917 in Madison County , Ga. to the late Ruby Gunter Haynes Gurley and the late Richard Milton Haynes. She was a longtime active member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Until her retirement she worked at Cannon Mills in the washcloth department. Following retirement she volunteered at Trinity United Methodist Church in the office and served the community at Meals on Wheels. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Hoover (Pete) Russell and sisters Roberta Floyd and Lucy Dale. She is survived by her children, Charles Jerry Russell (Theresa) of Thomaston, Conn. and Patsy Russell Reese (Charles) of Winston- Salem, eight grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren, two brothers; James Richard Haynes of Danielsville, Ga. and Tom N. Haynes of Panama City, Fla. and a number of nieces and nephews. The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude and appreciation for the love, support and excellent care provided by her caretakers and a very special thanks to her dear friends, Midge Harris and Kem Smith for their loyalty and friendship. Whitley's Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Russell. Online condolences may be sent to www.whitleysfuneralhome.com
Visitation:
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Wednesday February 2, 2011 Whitley's Funeral Home
Service:
2:00 PM Wednesday February 2, 2011 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel
Interment:
Emtombment will follow in Carolina Memorial Park Mausoleum Kannapolis, NC