Merry Christmas dad....its not the same as calling u and hearing ur voice. At least u get to celebrate with James and the family. I wish I had one more Christmas to spend with u like the old days. I know ur not suffering anymore but that doesn't make me miss u any less. Merry Christmas in heaven this year. Tell everyone I love and miss them and give them a bug hug from me. Watch ur great grandbabies have a grand ole time celebrating by ripping open all their gifts. I love u dad.

You have been gone a year today and it still hurts just as bad.... I still want to call you to hear your voice.....I want to tell you I love you 1 more time.... its so different you not being here. I feel like I am here alone. I feel like I am a that's left of alour family.... I never dreamed it would be like this...I always thought we would always be together..... I love you dad and miss you more than you will ever know. 

Dad u just celebrated what would have been ur 76th birthday. I didn't get to call u like every year before. I missed hearing ur voice and getting to tell u happy birthday...... this past 18 months has been probably the worst....from having to call u and tell u about james Russell and 6 mos later getting the call about u......none of this seems real.....I only wish I had the last 20 plus years to do over again.......knowing then what I know now I sure would do alot of things differently....we don't get that opportunity to do that.......I love u dad and I miss u so much. I wish tears could build a staircase to u for just one more hug from u......

I am sorry about your Dad’s passing, he was a wonderful man. Knew him from the Randall Co.

Thank you Alecia for your beautiful tribute to Russell Gene! I can remember the early days at Lost Cane, your Dad and his two brothers and Uncle Haggard and Aunt Lillian who was such a sweet loving mother to all of us. So sorry for your loss.

You was a member of our family for a long time, you was so good to my Mom and Dad, for that I will always love you. I remember when Dad got killed you was home that day, you had left to back home when you got the news you, turned around and came right . You are a good man . Rest In Peace my friend.

Russell Gene was a good, hardworking man. Wish we could have seen him more often. After he left Blytheville with Randall Company, we didn’t get to visit with him as much as we would have liked. He came from good, hardworking families, both Lorren and Downing. I will never forget Russell Gene.

Russel and his family was a big part of my family during and after I was in the USAF in Blytheville. After I came back from Libya and started working for the Cotton Belt Railroad we were together most weekends. After years past we ended up as neighbors in Fairfield, OH. We will always have fond memories of Russell and his family.

Dad...youwill be forever missed by many....I wasn't ready to give you up. I wish I had know you were sick so I could have at least come to see you and told you goodbye or see ya later. Hearing you were gone over the phone just hasn't settled and I don't know that it ever will. Its a numbing feeling an overwhelming feeling of something left undone. I will forever hold you close and love you always.. Give Mamaw, Papaw, Johnny, Benny and James a big hug and kiss and tell them how much I love and miss them. Mamaw has all her boys with her now and her family is complete once again. I feel so alone here without any of yall. It just isn't fair. God needed you more than He thought I did so He knows best but I'm really struggling with all this. James and you I just dont know.. I love you dad and I miss you.