07/07/2017
DCCARC Members & Friends,
It is with deep regret to announce the passing of Mr. Russell E. Cantrell - W4OPJ of Smithville, TN. Russ was a charter member of the DCCARC. He was considered the first member of the organization on the Club Roster and was active in the club during the founding and early years of the club. Russ was my elmer and first friend in amateur radio. I am honored to speak at his funeral tomorrow. I will miss my old friend very much.
RUSSELL EVANS CANTRELL
Jul 6 2017
95 year old Russell Evans Cantrell of Smithville died Thursday at St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and a retired Supervisor for General Motors. He worked twelve years for Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief Fund and Amateur Radio. The funeral will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Mark Bass and Freddy Curtis will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday from 4 until 8 p.m. an Saturday from 1-2 p.m. Cantrell was preceded in death by his parents, Perry Green Cantrell and Elizabeth Evans Cantrell and brothers, Alfred and Gerald Cantrell. Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Billye Ferrell Cantrell of Smithville. A daughter, Vivian and Walt Stock of Smithville. Grandchildren, AmyBeth and Randy McBride of Maryville, Jennifer and Brian Ledbetter of Cookeville, Stephen and Jamie Stock of Franklin, and Marilynn and Michael Mitchell of Murfreesboro. Great grandchildren, Russell, Walter, and Margaret Thompson of Maryville, B.J., Vivian, and Emma Ledbetter of Cookeville, Eric and Ryan Mitchell of Murfreesboro, and Isaac, Colton, and Camryn Stock of Franklin. Brother, Wayne and Ann Cantrell of Mount Juliet. Several nieces and nephews survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. In addition to flowers, if you wish to make a donation in memory of Mr. Russell, you can make a contribution to First Baptist Church Life Enrichment Center.
http://www.wjle.com/obituary/2017/russell-evans-cantrell
W4OPJ SK de AB4ZB
73's,
Freddy Curtis - W4WFC
DCCARC Trustee
