Timmy Layne Russell

January 11, 1958 - March 6, 2024

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82nd and Ave V. Church of Christ

8207 Ave V.

Lubbock , TX 79423

8062424707 |

Saturday 3/9, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Tim was born in Lubbock Texas January 11th, 1958.
He is preceded in death by his parents Willie Hubert Russell and Ruby Ann Stark Russell.
He is survived by Laurie Smerud, his brother Terry and his wife Lynita Russell, his sister Diann and her husband Tony Loggins,
niece’s and nephews Westley (Julia), Dalton (Caroline), Axton, Addilyn, Kristyn (Ryan), Anthony, Janet’, Graysen and Teagen.
Tim also loved his niece Brandi McNair- Ronk as an endeared daughter.

Tim was baptized into Christ around the age of 10 and was always ready to talk to The Lord in Prayer. He led us in Prayer just days before his death.
Tim loved The Lord with all of his heart and was eager to join Him in His Kingdom. He was a faithful servant of The Lord.

Tim married Joan Laurie Smerud in Lubbock, Texas March 12, 1976.
Tim attended Monterey High School and went on to South Plains College at Levelland to receive his Associate’s Degree.
He worked for Texas Instruments 10 years before rejoining his dad Hubert and brother Terry at Russell’s Business Machines.
Tim worked the business for many years.
Mama, Daddy, Terry and Tim really shared the joy and frustration of cars trucks and motorcycles and restoration of classic cars and engines.
Tim had a great love of animals and would never turn away a stray. He loved his cats especially Sealie, who with our thanks now resides with Laurie.
His talked of his favorite Dog Coda, (the musical term for the ‘tail’ of a song) until his last days.
Tim was very talented in music and his ability to play the guitar. Tim and Laurie, Diann and Dalton enjoyed many hours of playing and singing together.

Tim succumbed to a lengthy illness while residing at Lubbock Plaza on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

Tim was a kind loving man with a gentle heart.
He said that he wanted to leave this world and join Mama, Daddy and Coda and be with The Lord.

A service to celebrate the life of Timmy Russell, 66 years of life is scheduled at 10:00am, on Saturday, March 9th, at 82nd and Ave V. Church of Christ.

Until we meet again in Heaven.

82nd and Ave V. Church of Christ

8207 Ave V.

Lubbock , TX 79423

8062424707 | Map

Saturday 3/9, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

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Tim was born in Lubbock Texas January 11th, 1958. He is preceded in death by his parents Willie Hubert Russell and Ruby Ann Stark Russell. He is survived by Laurie Smerud, his brother Terry and his wife Lynita Russell, his sister Diann and her husband Tony Loggins, niece’s and nephews Westley (Julia), Dalton (Caroline), Axton,Continue Reading

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Tim you will be missed. Throughout the years I came to love you as a brother and always found you to be incredibly kind, insightful and always humorous. Our talks ranged from time cards to God and everything in between and undoubtedly I always was left laughing and feeling better about life. Thank you for that Tim.

To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die. ~ Thomas Campbell I've known Timmy since I was fifteen, we were married in our twenties, and though we ended our marriage we remained friends and family--including each other's families. We never had any children, but we were each blessed with plenty of nieces and nephews, and Tim loved them all. Timmy was a self-taught musician, he played multiple instruments but he excelled at guitar. He was one of those who could listen to a song, then quickly play it. That was always our thing from the start, he had a nice singing voice and I loved to sing too. When his sister Diann joined us in song, our sound was glorious together, no other way to describe it. For fifty years Tim and I have helped each other through our lives, we maintained the good aspects of our relationship, discarded the bad. There was no bitterness--between us. I will miss my life-long friend, but I'm relieved that he is no longer suffering with the physical pain he endured for too long. Now I have his sweet siamese rescue cat named Sealie, and I'm as attached to her as he was. Rest in peace with God, dearest Timmy.

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