Obituary for Pat Russ

Funeral services for Pat Russ, 62, of Roswell will be held at 2 pm, Monday, May 24, 2010 at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Stephanie Harmon officiating. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Pat passed away Thursday, May 20, 2010 in Midland, TX. Visitation will be held 11am – 5pm Saturday, 1pm -7 pm Sunday at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home. Pat was born April 28, 1948 in Roswell, to Howell and Melba Russ. Pat loved racing anything with wheels! He started out motocross racing, then went on to road racing, dirt track stock car racing and drag car racing, all of which he did with much success! Pat went on numerous motorcycle road trips with friends. He enthusiastically enjoyed riding roller coasters all over the country. Pat loved to fish and the great outdoors. Pat was an easy going person who never met a stranger. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Pat is survived by one daughter; Heather Russ-Martinez and her husband Marty, three grandchildren; Kayla, Kristen and Dillon, one sister; Sandra Russ, his girlfriend; Susan Griffin, two step-brothers; Johnny and Brigham Knight, and one cousin; Poncho McKnight. He had numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father Howell Russ and his wife Carolyn, his mother Melba (O’Neill) Russ, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Russ, Pat and Dora O’Neill and their son James, his aunt, Zelma McEvoy, Melba Geeslin and Adgie McKnight and their son Cotton. Pallbearers will be Paul Males, Steve Ranft, Jim Waugh, Chris Gotcher, John Brewington and Ben Johnson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Tim La Fever, Mark Spurlock, Mark Yuhas, Randall Taylor, John Lowe and Brian. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family in the online register book at andersonbethany.com Services are under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home & Crematory.