Jane "Agnes" Russell
August 27, 1915 ~ June 18, 2009
Services:
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 10:00 AM in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Avenue, MD with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Bushwood, MD.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM.
Jane “Agnes” Russell, 93, of Avenue, MD died on June 18, 2009 in St. Mary’s Nursing Center. Born August 27, 1915 in Avenue, MD, she was the daughter of the late Phillip Dominick and Lillian Frances Farrell Gatton. She is survived by her daughter Marie G. Thompson of Colton Point, MD and her son Frederick A. Goode of Avenue, MD as well as five grandchildren; Anita Hopf, Brenda Hecker, Margie Russell, Carolyn Martin and Marita Thompson and eleven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband Wilson Goode, second husband George Joy, third husband Thomas Hutson and her fourth husband Phil Russell and her brothers Phillip D. and Arthur F. Gatton. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Jane attended Margaret Brent High School. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 from 5:00-8:00 PM in the Mattingely-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 10:00 AM in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Avenue,MD with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Bushwood, MD. Pallbearers will be Kyle Hecker, Billy Hopf Daniel Russell, Jamison Russell, Bruce Hecker and Bill Hopf and her great-grandchildren will be honorary pallbearers.
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“Anita, So sorry to hear of your grandmother’s passing. May the memories you have of her help you find comfort. “
“To the family of Agnes Russell, our thoughts and prayers are with you.”
“I just got back got back from a trip and found out that your mother had died, Marie. I had just talked to her on Friday before I left. She said that she was feeling pretty well, but i guess that her body wasn’t. I know that you will miss this great lady! I know that I will miss visiting with her. She was always so nice to me.”
“I already miss seeing Agnes and her wonderful smile at the nursing center. My aunt Theresa is lost without her there. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this sad time.”
“MY VERY BEST WISHES TO THE GOOD FAMILY.”
“Anita and Brenda, I am so sorry about your grandmother! She was such a nice lady! I will always remember how her face lit up when I would take her fresh tomatos at the nursing home. I will always remember her smile! You and your family are in my thoughts.”
“To the Russell family: please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers”