Obituaries - 2009

Leona Rae Russell

 

Leona Rae Russell, 34, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away at her home Sunday, September 20, 2009. She was born September 14, 1975 in Burlington, Iowa the daughter of Michael and Brenda Phillips Russell.

Leona had attended Fort Madison High School and Dallas City High School. She had worked in the offices of Catfish Bend Casino for four years
Her interests included spending afternoons boating on local rivers and lakes, attending concerts, playing cards, spending time with her young nephews, watching HGTV and shoe shopping. Leona was an accomplished decorator and handy-person, who once upholstered a sofa using only a handsaw, staple gun, staples and a hammer. She possessed a unique ability to antique woodwork and art pieces using brown shoe polish. She was also a very talented at creating professional-looking floral arrangements, a skill friends and family utilized during holidays and for special events.
Leona dreamed of traveling, and was planning a much-anticipated cruise over the next year.

Survivors include her parents - Brenda Windsor and Michael and Kathy Russell, of Lomax, Doug Windsor, of Fort Madison, IA., grandmother, Millie Philips of Dallas City, two brothers -Michael (Donna) Russell of Atlanta, GA., Adam Windsor of Jacksonville, FL., one sister Ashley (Mike) Rung of Fort Madison, one step brother - Dustin Forquer, one step sister - Melissa Kettler, both of New London, Iowa, three nephews, several aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as hundreds of friends.

Services will be held Friday, September 25 at 6 PM at the Elk’s Lodge of Fort Madison, 719 Avenue H. A Celebration of Life gathering will follow at the same location. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to a memorial fund, which has been established. Contributions can be sent to Ashley Rung at 1113 Avenue C, Ft. Madison, IA. 52627. Send a condolence here.