Leona Raye Russell, 91, of Jacksonville passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022. She was born May 10, 1930 in Moorefield to the late Dan Monroe Harvison and Ethyl Boling Harvison. Mrs. Russell grew up the daughter of a sharecropper and spent many of her childhood summers with bare feet. Mrs. Russell was a member of Bayou Meto Baptist Church. Throughout her life she was a wonderful Christian lady and became the matriarch of a very large family. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Russell was preceded in death in 2011 by her husband of 61 years, Bobby Dee Russell, a granddaughter, Jae Lynn Russell and she was the last of 10 brothers and sisters.

Mrs. Russell is survived by her sons, David Russell (Ann) of Russellville and Ralph Russell (Becky) of Jacksonville; grandchildren, Casey Leigh Rose (Adam), Abby Rae Blaylock (Travis), Kim Walter and Shayne Manning (Lyle), all of Russellville; great grandchildren, Cole Walter, Bethani Walter, Rylea Manning and Carter Manning.

Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Bayou Meto Baptist Church with Brother David Talbert officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Harvison-Carter Cemetery near Sulphur Rock under the direction of Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home (501)982-2136.