Title
Mr.
Last Name
Russell
First Name
Manville
Middle Name
D.
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Dexter, ME
Date of Birth
1863-08-25
Place of Death
Dexter, ME
Date of Death
1955-03-10
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 3-17-1955, p.2
Obituary
MANVILLE D. RUSSELL Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Crosby Funeral Home for Manville D. Russell, 91, who died last Thursday at a local nursing home. The Rev. J. Robert Bath of the First Universalist Church officiated. The Odd Fellows attended and conducted their service. The body was entombed to await burial at Mt. Pleasant cemetery this spring. He was born in Dexter, Aug. 25, 1863, the son of David and Sarah Towle Russell and had spent his entire life here except for short periods when he visited members of his family. He was a 50 year member of Plymouth Lodge No. 65, IOOF, and a former selectman and road commissioner. At one time he operated a store here for several years. He is survived by a son, Howard, of Portland and a grandson who is in the Armed Forces.