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Died:
Mary Francis Russell
August 14, 1930 - April 15, 2020

Mary Francis Russell, 89, of Madison, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington from complications of Covid-19.
Mary was born August 14, 1930, in Ray County, Missouri, the daughter of William Oscar and Alberta Orene (Dudgeon) Layman. She graduated from Stet High School in Stet, Missouri, in 1948.
On June 4, 1950, she and Tom Hadley Russell were married in Ray County, Missouri. They moved from Excelsior Springs, Missouri, to Madison in 1965.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Tyler Kraft; a brother, William LeRoy Layman; and a sister, Freta Dooley.
She leaves Tom, her husband of more than 69 years; her children, Mary Sue Kraft and husband Tom of Gridley, KS, Nina Williams and husband Bary of Emporia, KS, and Larry Russell and wife Ruthann of Gilmer, TX; grandchildren, John Russell (Melinda), Justin Kraft, Jason Russell (Susan), Kristin Bousquet (David), Karis Williams, and Kaila Seals (Ryne); great-grandchildren, Landon, Alexandra, Maverick, and Ryker Kraft, Sienna and Sawyer Spaulding, Taylor Elbe, Colton Springer, and Prairie Seals; many other relatives and friends.
As to her wishes Mrs. Russell will be cremated.
Memorial services for Mary and Tom will be held 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Jones Funeral Home in Burlington
The family will meet with friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, July 10, at Jones Funeral Home.

Mary married Tom Hadley Russell on 4 Jun 1950 in Rockingham, Ray County, Missouri. Tom (son of Wray George Russell and Nina Lee Haynes) was born on 8 Apr 1929 in Ray County, Missouri; died on 27 Apr 2020 in Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Sue Russell
2. Nina Russell
3. Larry Russell

William married Alberta Orene Dudgeon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]