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Emory Russell, Sr., entered into rest on Friday, April 19, 1996, at University Hospital In Augusta. He was born May 1,1908, In Houston County, Georgia, to Mrs. Mary Russell and Mr. Ell Russell.
Mr. Russell was a graduate of Paine College and did graduate study at Atlanta and New York Universities. He retired from the Postal Service In 1971 as Regional Director of Postal Transportation and Mall Distribution for the New York Region. He has been a real estate agent since 1978.
He was a member of the St. Mark United Methodist Church and a former mem ber of Broadway Baptist Church.
Mr. Russell was a member of the Richmond County Democratic Committee, the State Democratic Committee, Augusta Richmond County Library Board of Trustees where he was a past chairm an of the board, and a life m em ber of the NAACP and the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Mr. Russell also served on the Richmond County Board of Elections, the Steering Committee for the Governor's Conference on Li brary and Information Services, and was a delegate to the White House Conference on Library and Information Services.
He leaves to cherish his memory: A loving and devoted wife of sixty-three years, Mrs. Mae H. Russell; a son, Mr. Emory Russell, Jr., of Honolulu, Hawaii; a grand daughter, Ms. Stacey A. Russell; nieces, Mrs. Bernice White of Pensacola, Florida, Ms. Wandas M. Willy of Augusta, Georgia, and Mrs. Mamie Collins of M anhattan New York; one nephew, Mr. Ellis C. Russell, Jr.; sister-in-law, Mrs. Willlta Russell; and a host of other relatives and friends.

C om pen sation
I'd like to think when life is done that I hadfilled a needed post; That here and there I 'd paid myfare with more than idle talk and boast.
That I had taken gifts divine, the breath o f life and manhoodfine, And tried to use them now and then in servicefo r my fellowman.
I 'd hate to think when life is through that I had lived my round o fyears A useless kind that leaves behind no record in this vale o f tears; That I had wasted all my days by treading only selfish ways,
And that this world would be the same if it had never known my name.
I 'd like to think that here and there, when I am gone, there shall remain A happier spot, that might have not existed, had I toiledfo r gain;
That someone's cheery voice and smile shallprove that I had been worthwhile; That I had p a id with somethingfine my "debt to God"fo r life divine.

(Drfrer nf ^ertrite
Rev. Berry J. Williams, Presiding

Organ Prelude

Processional

"Have Thine Own W a y "...........................Saint Mark United Methodist Church Choir

Invocation....................... .................................................................................................................. Rev. Ella Thomas

Selection........................ ............... " Lead Me, Guide M e"......................................Broadway Baptist Church Choir

Holy Scripture............... ............... The Old and New T estam ents......................................... Rev. James Williams

Selection

. " God Has Smiled On M e " .........................................Broadway Baptist Church Choir

Remarks ....................... ............................................................................................... .............................Phil Waring Samuel Lily, IV

Acknowledgments ...............................................................................................................Ms. Roberta H. Bush

Obituary (Read Silently) .................................................................................. "Amazing Grace" Organ Meditation

S o l o .................. " How Great Thou A r t " ................. Ms. Sandra Davis, Saint Mark United Methodist Church Choir

The E u lo g y ..................... ....................................................................................................Rev. Alfred Walker, Pastor Liberty Baptist Church

Benediction

R ecession al..................... ....................................................................................................... " Going Home" by Dvorak

Interm ent........................ ........................................................ .................................................. Memory Hill Cemetery Milledgeville, Georgia

JVrftta IJalitaarers

Mr. Alvin Starks

Mr. J. H. Starks, Jr.

Mr. Benton Starks

Mr. Tom Holmes

Mr. Edward O'Bryant

Mr. John Harmon

Mr. Jimmy Johnson

Officers of St. Mark United Methodist Church Deacons and Deaconesses of Broadway Baptist Church
Richmond County Library Board of Trustees Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Richmond County Democratic Executive Committee Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
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Missionary Society Broadway Baptist Church
(Excerpt) By William Cullen Bryant
So live that when thy sum m ons com es to jo in That innumerable caravan, which moves
To that m ysterious realm, w here each shall take H is cham ber in the silent halls o f death,
Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery o f his couch A bout him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
The Russell family wishes to express our sincere thanks for the many acts of kindness which you have bestowed upon us during our bereavement. Until you are thanked individually, please be assured that we shall never forget the love and concern you have shown. May God bless each and everyone of you.
Augusta, Georgia
Milledgeville, Georgia
After the service of committal at Memory Hill Cemetery, the family will greet and fellowship with friends at Trinity C.M.E. Church, corner of North Wilkinson and West Thomas Streets. Dinner will be served.