Cary Russell

MARTINEZ, Ga. - Mr. Cary Davis Russell, 72, beloved husband of Mrs. Martha Trudy Russell, entered into rest on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Select Specialty Hospital. Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Chance and Hydrick Funeral Directors, at 1:00 P.M., this Saturday, today, with Pastor Phillip Howle, the Reverend Brian Davis and the Reverend Lloyd Greene officiating. Mr. Russell, had lived most of his life in the Augusta area and was the son of the late Hugh Davis and Grace George Russell. He was a retired Batallion Chief with over 42 years of service with the Augusta Richmond County Fire Department. He had been a CPR instructor and trainer with the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association. He was active in Safe Kids of Georgia, The Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation, as well as the Girl Scouts of America. Mr. Russell was a faithful member of Mize Memorial United Methodist Church and served on numerous committees for the church. In addition to his wife he is survived by his daughters, Deborah Russell Partridge and her husband Wade, Lisa Russell Wright and her husband Tim, and Christy Russell Weems and her husband Robby; his sister, Connie Russell Hopkins and her husband Allen; his sister-in-law and brother-in- law, Cheryl and Jim Mobley; father-in-law, John W. Womack; five grandchildren, Lauren Partridge McKenney and her husband Adam, Blake Davis Weems, Jacob Cary Wright, Haley Madison Weems, and Bryson Ray Wright; one great granddaughter on the way, Cary Joe McKenney; nieces and nephews and their spouses, Heather and Mark Guilfoyle, Trey and Vicki Powell, Rae Ann and Tim Ladd, and Elizabeth Hopkins; and a great niece and nephew, Caitlyn and Hunter Guilfoyle. Present and former members of the Augusta Richmond County Fire Department are requested to serve as honorary pallbearers. If desired memorials may be made in Mr. Russell's honor to the Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation, 3614 J. Dewey Gray Circle, Bld. C, Augusta, GA, 30909 or to the American Red Cross (please write local on your donation), 1322 Ellis Street, Augusta, GA, 30901. The family will receive friends from 11:00 until hour of the service at the funeral home. Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors, 2502 Richmond Hill Road, Augusta, GA, 30906. Ret. Batallion Chief-Augusta Richmond County FD