Russell, Robert William 1944-2005

RUSSELL, GILMORE, OGIER, BEYER

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Date: 9/10/2005 at 20:36:09

FAIRFIELD — Robert William Russell, 61, of Fairfield, formerly of Newton, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Fairfield Friends Church in Fairfield. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.

Visitation with the family will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.

The son of Francis G. and Donna (Gilmore) Russell, he was born May 17, 1944, in Newton. He graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1962.

He worked for Ham's DX in Newton before owning his first service station in 1966. He owned and operated Russell's DX service stations in Grinnell, Des Moines, Newton, Mitchellville, Altoona and Valley DX in West Des Moines.

He worked as a service manager for Dick Hazelbaker Chevrolet in Des Moines and Dailey Motors in Decorah before joining Pat Clemons Inc. in Boone and later in Fairfield. He was a member of the Only the Best Club for service managers and received numerous awards during his career. He was employed with Clemons Inc. for 26 years.

Mr. Russell enjoyed and was well known for his fishing expertise.

He was married to Judy (Beyer) Ogier for 25 years.

Survivors include his wife Zoeann; a daughter and her spouse, Debra (Todd) Hackathorn of Newton; a son, Nick of Fairfield; and two granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.

The Newton (IA) Daily News, Monday, August 22, 2005