COWPENS - Gary Lee Russell, 64, of Apt. 2-64 Bunche St., died Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, at 4:55 p.m. in Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

Born July 7, 1944, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Leroy Russell and the late Gladys Wilkins Russell. He graduated in 1962 from B.E. Mayes High School in Cowpens and served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army. He was a retired supervisor of Shipping Supply.

Surviving are a daughter, Jessica Wells of Cowpens; a son, Christopher Wells of Cowpens; two sisters, Doris Anderson of Cowpens and Christabelle Breazeale of Covington, Ga.; two brothers, Willie Lee Russell of Pacolet and Charles Russell of Cowpens; and a host of other relatives.

The family is at the home of Doris Anderson, 1114 Bunche Lane, Cowpens.

Arrangements by Foster Funeral Home, Gaffney.