Hilda Thompson Russell

Hilda Thompson Russell, age 87, passed away Sunday morning, August 21, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Central Academy Church of Christ in Batesville, MS with interment to follow in Forrest Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends beginning at 1:00 P.M. prior to the service at the church. Hilda was born December 23, 1928 in Tallahatchie county, MS to the late Hoyt and Virginia Anthony Thompson. She was a member of Central Academy Church of Christ and a retired beautician for over forty years. In her down time, Hilda enjoyed reading, cooking and sewing. She also loved going bowling. Hilda is survived by her daughter, Shirley Russell Parham of Memphis, TN; son, Larry Melton of Ashland, MS; six sisters, Mildred Thompson Gordon of Pope, MS, Joan Thompson Sharp of Duck Hill, MS, Nina Thompson Hays of Carrollton, MS, Faye Thompson Clark of Pope, MS, Jetty Thompson Whitsell of Pope, MS, Mavis Thompson King of Yelm, WA; brother, Corley Thompson of Scobey, MS; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Other than her parents, Hilda was preceded in death by three sisters, Dotsy Thompson Joyner, Daisy Bell Joyner, Draper Mae Thompson Odom and her brother, Joseph Preston Thompson. Anyone wishing to send a memorial contribution may forward those to Central Academy Church of Christ, 2580 Central Academy Rd., Batesville, MS 38606