Helen M. Russell

Helen M. Russell, age 89, of Belpre, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at her home. She was born November 5, 1936, in Normalville, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Charles “Chic” and Margaret Welsh Miller. Helen was a 1954 graduate of Connellsville High School. She was a homemaker and did seasonal work for Hickory Farms. She was a member of Pioneer Presbyterian Church in Belpre, where she served as an ordained deacon and choir member. She was an avid golfer who was an eleven-time winner of the Oxbow Golf Club’s Women’s Golf Tournament in Belpre. Helen enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening and being outdoors, and she loved feeding and watching hummingbirds. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by one son, James Brian Russell;  one sister, Joan St. Myers; and three brothers, Charles “Skip”, Howard, and William “Billy” Miller.

Surviving are her husband, Jerry R. Russell, whom she married November 23, 1957; her children, Douglas R. Russell of Wellsville and Amy M. Russell of Belpre; five grandchildren, Jennifer Russell, Levi Russell, Caitlyn (Jordan) Hamilton, Teresa (Chuck) Peck, and Chad Hawkins; 13 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Linda Russell of Salem; her siblings, Patricia (Roger) Porterfield of Normalville, Pennsylvania,  Eileen (Howard) Combs of South Charleston, Ohio, and Frank “Tip” Miller of White, Pennsylvania; and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life service will be observed at a later time at the Pioneer Presbyterian Church in Belpre. McVay-Perkins Funeral Home, 416 East Street, Caldwell, is caring for the family. An online guestbook may be signed at www.mcvay-perkins.com