Cretha Hammond Russell Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Cretha Hammond Russell of Killen, Alabama, who passed away, on June 19, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Cretha Hammond Russell to show support.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her children, Gary Russell (Anne), Philip Russell, Kim Willingham (Phillip) and Missy Hester (Mark); her sister Betty McGee (Jimmy); her grandchildren, Bethany Hunt (Wade), Ellen Helton (Jason), Zane Willingham (Mandie), Bailey Sexton (Skyler), Katie Kershaw (Russell), Molly Hester, Em Russell and Steven Russell; her great grandchildren, Sophie Hunt, Lucy Hunt, Norah Helton, Emmie Willingham, Sutton Sexton, Owen Helton, Piper Willingham, Phoebe Kershaw, Benjamin Helton, Anderson Sexton, Lennon Sexton, Clara Kershaw and Nolan Helton; her husband James Oliver Russell; and her sister Dorothy Thigpen.
Visitation was held on Tuesday, June 24th 2025 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Killen Church of Christ (1572 US-72, Tuscumbia, AL 35674). A funeral service was held on Tuesday, June 24th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the same location.
