Mr. George Milton Russ, Sr., age 85, of Dillon and formerly of Rowland died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Regency Hospital in Florence, SC. He was born April 27, 1927 in Bladen County.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. at Dogwood Baptist Church with Rev. Roger Strickland officiating. Burial will be in Lumbee Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be Monday, October 22, 2012 at Floyd Funeral Services from 6;00-8:00 P.M.

Preceded in death by parents, George Russ and Maude King Russ; his wife, Gladys Mitchell Russ and a son Thomas Eugene Russ.

Survived by four daughter, Judy Wyman, Brenda Jones, Terry Cox and husband Perry all Of Dillon, S.C, and Denise Hutto and husband Michael of Mullins, S.C. two sons, George Russ, and wife Rose of Hope Mills, N.C. and Leslie Russ of Dillon, SC.; 21 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchildren.

In Lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to Dogwood Baptist Church, 520 Dogwood Church Rd. Rowland, NC 28383.