Robert L. Russell, age 86, died on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on June 5, 1933, in Garden City, Kansas the son of Marian and Lula Edith Heinlan Russell.

On October 3, 1933, he married Shirley A. Sullivan Raton, New Mexico. She survives.

Other survivors include:

One Son: Ryan J. Russell of WIchita, Kansas

One Brother: John D. Russell of Wichita, Kansas

He was preceded in death by his parents, 10 brothers and sisters, and one son, Robin Russell.

Private family interment will be held at a later date at Valley View Cemetery in Garden City, Kansas.

A celebration of life service will be held at the Sleep Inn from 2:00 to 4:00 on Saturday, June 22, 2019.

Memorials may be made to the Robert Russell Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home.