Austin W. Russell, Age 21, of Carterville, Mo. a lifelong Diamond, Mo. resident, passed away at 7:36 a.m. Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at his home in Carterville,
Austin was born September 28, 1994 in Joplin, Mo. to Ed and Shelia Hamman Russell Jr. He was a 2013 graduate of Diamond High School and was currently working on a plastics engineering degree at Pittsburg State University. Austin was also working as an engineering intern for Flex-O-Lators, a division of Leggett & Platt in Carthage, working on design projects, process improvements and injection molding. He had also served an internship with Fabrik Molded Plastics in McHenry, Il. He was an active volunteer with the PELP Club at PSU. He was a student member of the Society of Plastics Engineers and served as Secretary in 2014-2015. He contributed to the “Gorilla Bottle” extensively as part of his involvement with SPE. He served as a student demonstrator for Gorilla Scouts in 2015, and volunteered as a student demonstrator for high school tours of Plastics and Career Day. Austin was the recipient of several scholarships including the Paul and Mary Oberholtzer Scholarship in 2013-2014, the Dr. George Graham Plastics Scholarship, 2014-2015, the PSU Plastics Alumni Endowment Scholarship, 2015-2016, and the Plastics Alumni Scholarship, 2016-2017.
Austin was an avid hunter and fisherman, loved to ride motorcycles, and was a Star Wars Fanatic. He was an outstanding brother and friend.
In addition to his parents, Ed and Shelia Russell, of Rural Neosho, Mo. Austin is survived by his brother, Curtis, Carterville, his Paternal Grandparents, Edward and Mary Russell Sr., Diamond, Mo., and his Maternal Grandmother, Vena Moon, Shawnee, Okla.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church of Diamond with Rev. Philip
McClendon officiating. Burial will follow at the Diamond Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Church in Diamond. Memorial contributions are requested to the Epilepsy Foundation in care of the Mortuary. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mason-Woodard Mortuary of Joplin, Mo.
Austin was an avid hunter and fisherman, loved to ride motorcycles, and was a Star Wars Fanatic. He was an outstanding brother and friend.
In addition to his parents, Ed and Shelia Russell, of Rural Neosho, Mo. Austin is survived by his brother, Curtis, Carterville, his Paternal Grandparents, Edward and Mary Russell Sr., Diamond, Mo., and his Maternal Grandmother, Vena Moon, Shawnee, Okla.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church of Diamond with Rev. Philip
McClendon officiating. Burial will follow at the Diamond Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Church in Diamond. Memorial contributions are requested to the Epilepsy Foundation in care of the Mortuary. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mason-Woodard Mortuary of Joplin, Mo.
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