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Luke Russell

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Luke Russell Veteran

Birth
Idaville, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
Death
11 May 1957 (aged 51)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.1731111, Longitude: -89.9387806
Plot
SECTION C SITE 781
Memorial ID
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Birth location based on his WWII draft registration
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Services for LUKE RUSSELL, retired produce salesman and a World War II Army veteran, who died Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph Hospital, will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Thompson Brothers Mortuary with Rev. Joseph Knight officiating. Burial in National Cemetery. Mr. Russell was born at Earle, Arkansas [his WWII draft registration indicated Idaville, Tipton County, Tennessee as place of birth], and moved to Memphis about 30 years ago. He lived at 851 Jackson and was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. He leaves his wife, three children, two sisters and two brothers. He was 52. ~~~ THE MEMPHIS PRESS SCIMITAR, Memphis, TN, May 13, 1957, page 1
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Services for Luke Russell of 851 Jackson, who died on Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital, will be held at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon at Thompson Brothers Mortuary. Burial will be in National Cemetery. Mr. Russell, who was 52, was the brother of Mrs. Dollie Wilburn, Mrs. Katie Mundy and Wesley Russell of Memphis and William Russell of Raleigh. ~~~ THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, TN, May 13, 1957, page 24
Birth location based on his WWII draft registration
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Services for LUKE RUSSELL, retired produce salesman and a World War II Army veteran, who died Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph Hospital, will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Thompson Brothers Mortuary with Rev. Joseph Knight officiating. Burial in National Cemetery. Mr. Russell was born at Earle, Arkansas [his WWII draft registration indicated Idaville, Tipton County, Tennessee as place of birth], and moved to Memphis about 30 years ago. He lived at 851 Jackson and was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. He leaves his wife, three children, two sisters and two brothers. He was 52. ~~~ THE MEMPHIS PRESS SCIMITAR, Memphis, TN, May 13, 1957, page 1
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Services for Luke Russell of 851 Jackson, who died on Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital, will be held at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon at Thompson Brothers Mortuary. Burial will be in National Cemetery. Mr. Russell, who was 52, was the brother of Mrs. Dollie Wilburn, Mrs. Katie Mundy and Wesley Russell of Memphis and William Russell of Raleigh. ~~~ THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, TN, May 13, 1957, page 24

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