Linnie Belle Russell, 70

Centertown resident and Warren County native Linnie Belle Russell, 70, died Sept. 6 at her home after an extended illness.

A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Robert Allen and Margie Lorene Hanes Smith; and was preceded in death by brother, Paul Allen Smith.

She is survived by her husband, John Thomas Russell; daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia and Rayburn Pedigo, Melissa and Joey Livesay, all of McMinnville; son, Tony Russell of McMinnville; grandchildren and their spouses, Russell and Teresa Pedigo, Josh and Rachel Livesay, Brad and Brandi Pedigo, Brandi Russell, Heather Livesay and Kristin Russell; great-grandchildren, Alex Pedigo and Haley Livesay; sisters, Antha Keyt of Crossville and Virginia Womack of McMinnville; brothers, David L. Smith and Larry Ted Smith, both of McMinnville; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Chapel with Gary McBride, Darrell Cantrell and Kevin Murphy officiating. Burial will follow at Charles Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. until time of service today at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home.

Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 8, 2004