Calvin “Buddy” Russell,

a resident of Independence, LA, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, LA. He was born August 10, 1949, in Independence, LA, and was 74. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Brenda Maurer Russell; son, Bryant Russell (Rebecca); brother, Vannie Ray Russell, Sr. (Debbie); three sisters, Betty Jo Beach, Susie Viola (Jimmy), and Irma Amick (Robert “Bob”); and sister-in-law, Ramona Russell.