Jo Ann Russell Obituary

Services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, September 2, 2023, at First Baptist Church Brooklyn for Mrs. Jo Ann Myers Russell, 81, of Brooklyn, MS, who died Saturday, August 26, 2023.

Interment will be in Brooklyn Cemetery.

Mrs. Russell was a Sunday School teacher for Stevendale Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, LA before moving to Mississippi. She retired from South Central Bell as the secretary to the Engineering Department after 30 plus years of service. She was a member of First Baptist Church Brooklyn.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bud and Helen Myers and a brother, Herbert Myers.

She is survived by her loving companion of over 27 years, CDR. Chester Huel Waters (US Navy Ret.) of Atmore, AL; two sons, Doug Shannon (Carman) of Brandon, MS and Michael Russell (Sharina) of Brooklyn, MS; one granddaughter, Melissa Shannon and four great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.

Visitation will begin at 11:30 AM Saturday, September 2, 2023, at First Baptist Church Brooklyn.