Russell James Emele

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Peebles Main Funeral Chapel - Somerville

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November 16, 2025

Russell Emele Obituary

Russell James Emele, age 70, U.S. Navy veteran, devoted husband of Shelby Bigsby, and resident of Oakland, passed away on November 15, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.Mr. Emele was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and... Read Russell Emele's Obituary