Russell M. Harrison

Russell M. Harrison, 67, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at High Point Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Verdi, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M., at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Russell was born on July 20, 1948, in Rockingham County, to the late Hobert M. and Mamie Ruth Andrews Harrison. He retired from American Tobacco/Brown & Williams after about 30 years. He was an amateur radio operator and had a personal pilot’s license. He loved flying and ham radios. He was a very loving father and grandfather. Survivors include the mother of his children, Lawana Trotter; his daughters, Traci Harrison and Staci Young; his grandchildren, Ryan Doolittle, Jordan Doolittle and Emili O’Hal; his sisters, Anne Carico and Zena Jessie; two nieces, and three nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Baptist Church, 509 Triangle Dr., Reidsville, NC 27320. Wilkerson Funeral Home is assisting the family and condolences may be made to the family at www.wilkersonfuneral.com.