WASHINGTON – Sharon Ann Russell, 83, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper.
Born July 8, 1943, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Greenie and Ruby (York) Mounce. She married Charles David Craig who preceded her in death December 25, 2003, married Tom Ward who preceded her in death April 24, 2011, and married John Russell Jr. who preceded her in death August 5, 2020.
Sharon worked as a baker at Mitchell Manor, and retired from Dana Corporation as a laborer. She was a member of Higher Ground United Pentecostal Church in French Lick and loved to attend.
Surviving are her children, Deborah Lynn Bauer of Washington, Diane Early of Mitchell, Richard Craig of Brownsburg, and Sandra Guthrie of Mitchell; 13 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and siblings, Dorothy Terrell of Mitchell, Jake Mounce of Mitchell, Judy Kern of Mitchell, Betty Hart of Bedford, and Danny Mounce of Mitchell.
Her parents; husbands; daughter, Kathy Turner; and siblings, Charles Mounce, Sue Terry, and Bert Mounce, preceded her in death.
Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Pastor Brian Harrison officiating. Burial will be in Connerley Switch Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 21, and from 10:00 a.m. until the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
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