Russell Paulide Criswell b. 15 Apr 1916 , Callaway, Missouri, USA d. 25 Mar 2005 Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1916 - 2005

Birth	15 Apr 1916	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Gender	Male
Died	25 Mar 2005	Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA
Obituary	27 Mar 2005	Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA
	Jefferson City News-Tribune
	Russell P. Criswell, 88, of New Bloomfield, died Friday, March 25, 2005 at St. Joseph Home in Jefferson City. He was born April 15, 1916, in Callaway County, Mo., the son of the late Paulide and Mary Elizibeth (Scholl) Criswell. In 1939, he married Evelyn Jewell Ballenger in Keyesville, Mo. She preceded him in death on April 3, 2001. He graduated from New Bloomfield High School in 1934. He worked at the Fulton Post Office in the 1940's and later in the 60's, he went back to work as a rural carrier for New Bloomfield. He, also farmed the same land that his grandfather and father farmed, the Criswell Angus Farm. He was a District Road Commissioner for a very long time. He was a charter member of the New Bloomfield Lions Club and a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge in Fulton. He was a member of the New Bloomfield Methodist Church and served as President of the Board and Sunday School Superintendent. He is survived by three daughters, Evelyn Thomas and Louise Tremmell, both of New Bloomfield, and Linda Ferguson of Jefferson City; one son, Tom Criswell of Grain Valley, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister, Helen Criswell, in 1966. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 29 at the Debo Funeral Home in Fulton with Rev. David Gottman officiating. Burial will follow in Callaway Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends on Monday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Buried	Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Person ID	I11655	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
Last Modified	08 Apr 2011

Father	Paulide H. Criswell, b. 16 Aug 1879, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 26 May 1975
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Scholl, b. 29 Nov 1879, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 26 Jul 1958
Married	5 Mar 1905	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Family ID	F14348106	Group Sheet

Family	Evelyn Jewell Ballenger, b. 22 Feb 1917, McBaine, Boone, Missouri, USA , d. 3 Apr 2001, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA
Married	1939	Keytesville, Chariton, Missouri, USA
Last Modified	31 Dec 2008
Family ID	F14348107	Group Sheet

Headstones		Russell P. Criswell & Evelyn J. Ballenger Russell Paulide Criswell, Apr. 15, 1916 - Mar. 25, 2005. Evelyn Jewell, Feb. 22, 1917 - Apr. 3, 2001. Russell Paulide Criswell was a son of Paulide H. Criswell and Mary Elizabeth Scholl, grandson of James Alexander Criswell and Mary Emma Bennett. He married Evelyn Jewell Ballenger in Keyesville, Missouri. She was a daughter of Everett and Evelyn…

Notes	They lived in Caldwell Township, New Bloomfield, Missouri, where they owned a 475-acre farm which had been in Russell's family since 1822. They raised registered Aberdeen Angus cattle as Russell's father and grandfather did. They had 4 children.

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	Birth - 15 Apr 1916 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Married - 1939 - Keytesville, Chariton, Missouri, USA
	Died - 25 Mar 2005 - Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA
	Obituary - Jefferson City News-Tribune - 27 Mar 2005 - Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA
	Buried - - Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

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