Mabel Christeen Russell was born March 18, 1918 in Hardin County, TN the daughter of the late Homer and Minnie Florence Stout Pennington.Miss Russell was a underwriter for Fireman\'s Fund Insurance in Dallas, Texas. She was a member of the Michie First Baptist Church in Michie, Tennessee. Miss Russell spent most of her life in Dallas, Texas before returning to be near her family in Michie due to health reasons. While in Dallas, Miss Russell was a member of the Eastern Star.Miss Russell departed this life on January 16, 2012 in at the age of 93 Years, 9 Months, 29 Days. She is survived by a nephew Joe Manuel and his wife Emmaly of Hixson, Tennessee; half-sister, Mary Angelon Drayton-Hood of Hendersonville, TN; a half-brother, Phillip Pennington of Hendersonville, TN.In addition to her parents, Miss Russell was preceded in death by two sisters, Clara P. Manuel, and Nora Menze; half-sister, Wilma Lois McKinney; and a brother, Robert Pennington.