Ann Marie Russell

Ann Marie Baker Russell, age 90, of Abbeville, Mississippi, died on March 15, 2026, at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford, MS. Born on September 9, 1935, in Abbeville to the late George Patton Baker and Bessie Tidwell Baker, Ann was a woman of deep faith who cherished her family above all. She found her greatest joy in caring for children, spending many years babysitting and nurturing the little ones entrusted to her. She also loved to cook, gather with friends and family, and, in her later years, enjoyed playing bingo and reading her Bible to fellow residents.

Ann was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Lawrence “Buddy” Russell, her son Timmy Russell, one brother, Thomas Baker, and her parents.

She is survived by her daughter, Cathy Lute of Abbeville, MS; her sons, Paul Russell and his wife, Reba, of Abbeville, and John Russell of Abbeville; her brother, Fred Baker of Savannah, TN; ten grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, and ten great-great-grandchildren.