Madie Ruth Russell

Funeral services for Madie Ruth Russell, 95, of Cookeville will be held in the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home on Friday, October 12th at 11:00 a.m. (C.S.T.) with Bro. Bill Stone and Bro. Charles Hutchinson officiating. Graveside services will follow at 2:30 p.m. (C.S.T.) at Foster-Borum Cemetery in Oliver Springs, TN (Old Hen Valley Rd) with Bro. Hershel Kreis officiating. Ruth's family will receive friends at the Dyer Funeral Home Friday from 9:30 a.m. until time of service. Madie Ruth Russell was born on Friday June 8, 1923 in Oliver Springs, Tennessee to the late Silvanus (S S) McFarland and Eva Morton McFarland. She lived in the Blair Community near Oliver Springs until she moved to Cookeville about 35 years ago. She passed away on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 at her residence in Cookeville with her daughter and great-grandson by her side. She married Walter E. Russell and together they raised his 3 children and took care of many children in the Blair Community. Madie Ruth was a member of Cookeville First Baptist Church and she loved her church family. She enjoyed reading her Bible, loved gardening, her flowers, word search books, and working jig saw puzzles. There was always a puzzle on her dining room table. She was also an avid collector of Angels. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her sister, June Eubanks, two children, several grandchildren, and sister-in-law, Susie and her husband, Tom Lowery, who were Madie Ruth's caregivers for many years. She is survived by a daughter, Ruth Warren; grandson, Hershel Kreis; great grandsons, Stephen Kreis and John Kreis; great granddaughter, Emma Kreis; nephews, Michael Russell, John Wayne Russell, Ted Davis and Ned Davis; nieces, Annie Boyer, Carolyn Ladd, Wanda Phillips, Sandra Collins, and Cecil Russell; great nieces, Christy Crownover, Mandi Sanders, Cindy Davis, Roseanne Davis and Jamie Mitchell. Madie Ruth had loyal and loving caregivers, Carol and Jerry Joyner, Pat Allen, Christy Crawford and Ruth Ray. Kay Lane was her washing machine lady, tomato and flower gardener for several years and a faithful friend. Honorary Pallbearers will be Home Instead Senior Care (who treated her like family for at least 10 years), Amedisys Home Health Care, Caris Hospice, Beth Bilbrey, Patricia Hunter, Sarah Gibbs, Robin Palmer, Lisa Human, Sherman Pinkston and family and Dr. Kenneth Wood (whom she referred to as 'Doc'). Dyer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements (931-526-7158). You may share your thoughts and memories at www.dyerfh.com