Bertha Louise Russel Obituary (1941 - 2016)

Mrs. Bertha Louise Russell, 75, of Hagerstown, MD, formerly of Frederick, passed suddenly Wed., Oct. 5, 2016, at Meritus Medical Hospital. Born June 20, 1941, in Frederick, MD, to the late Alexander Lee and Ethel Hopkins and she was the wife of William Edward "Waxie Maxie" Russell, Jr. Bertha graduated from Lincoln High School in 1959. She worked as a Housekeeper at Homewood Retirement Center in Frederick for 15 years and was employed as a cook for 5 years at The VIllage Restaurant in Frederick. She gave her life to Jesus Christ in 1995 and became a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Frederick. She was a devoted member and sometimes walked to church when she didn't have transportation. She truly enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She began attending Praying Time Ministry, Greencastle, PA, last year when she moved to the Hagerstown area. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, auntie, niece, cousin, and friend. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 50 years, William E. Russell Jr.; four children, Darryl Hopkins (Deb), Carlisle, PA, and Lisa Russell Curtis (Johnnie), Carol Russell ( Darryl), and William E. Russell, III (Carolyn), all of Frederick, MD; six grandchildren, Amanda Hopkins, Kirsten Hopkins and Kendra Hopkins, all of Carlisle, PA., and Chassity Proctor (Kamonte), Frederick, MD, Ranisha Proctor, Laurel, MD, and Chloe Ford, Frederick, MD; four great- grandchildren, Daquan Shanks and Nahla Proctor, both of Frederick, MD, and Jadyn and Tiana Hopkins, both of Carlisle, PA; three aunts, Hattie Hopkins Wars, Frederick, MD, Marjorie Hoy, New Market, MD, and Hattie Williams, Gaithersburg, MD; and a host of relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alexander Lee and Ethel Hopkins; brother, Robert Hopkins; aunt, Maybelle (Mabel) Hopkins Dorsey; uncle, William Theodore Hopkins; daughter, Patricia Russell; and granddaughters, Ebony Russell and Stacey Hoy. Services will be held on Tues., Oct. 11, 2016, at Asbury United Methodist Church, 101 W. All Saints St., Frederick, MD, with a public viewing at 9 a.m., family hour at 10 a.m., and the funeral at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at Woodville Cemetery, Mt. Airy, MD. Rev. Mark Groover will be officiating. Online condolences may be shared at www.garylrollinsfuneralhome.com