Dr. John M. Russell's Obituary
Dr. John M. Russell, 83, of Memphis, passed away on June 13, 2012. Dr. Russell graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical Units in Memphis in 1952. He served his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Scott and White Hospital in Texas. Dr. Russell was a Navy veteran while he served as a Medical Officer in the Far East from 1955 through 1957. He had a private practice for 43 years until he retired in 2000. Dr. Russell was a member of the Memphis and Shelby County Medical Society, the Tennessee State Medical Society, the Mid South Medical Society, Southern Medical Association, and the American Medical Association. He is survived by his two sisters, Billie Alfonso and Dorothy Coletta. The family will receive friends Friday, June 15, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. until the service time at 2:30 p.m. Entombment will be in the Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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