RUSSELL A. CHISM

Russell A. Chism, 74, Upton, died Dec. 25, 2007, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown.

He had previously been a store manager for Stuckey’s for 35 years, a Kentucky Colonel and a member of North Hardin Christian Church. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Nannie Bassett Chism; three brothers, Sidney Chism, James Chism and Marvin Dale Chism; two sisters, Wanda Bennett and Pauline Pawlawski; and a son-in-law, Ronnie Smith.

Mr. Chism is survived by his wife, Vina Hockman Chism, Upton; a son, Leslie (Brenda) Chism, Sonora; two daughters, Donna (Kevin) Clark, Sonora, and Rhonda Smith, Bonnieville; a sister, Dorothy (Emmett) Wardrit, Brandenburg; and five grandchildren, Nickolas (Jessica) Chism, Chasity Clark, Mitchell Clark, Jonathan Smith and Joshua Smith.

Funeral services will be held Dec. 28, at 1 p.m. at Manakee Funeral Home in Upton, with Rev. Ron Hockman officiating. Burial will be in Sonora Cemetery with military honors. Friends may call at the funeral home Dec. 27, noon-9 p.m., and Dec. 28, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Expressions may take the form of contributions to North Hardin Christian Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 836, Radcliff, KY 40160.

 

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