Linda Gay Russell, age 68, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Saturday, (January 21, 2023) in
Leitchfield, KY.
She was born on November 10, 1954 in Clarkson, KY, (but Pine Knob has always been home to
her), the daughter of Wilma Dean Shain Carwile and the late Delmer Lewis Carwile.
She worked as an office assistant for PSC Fabricating in Louisville, was an accountant for
Caneyville Drugs and also a tax preparer at H and R Block Tax Service. She was a member of
the Grayson County Veteran’s Resource Group. She enjoyed genealogy and had traced family
history as far back as Scotland and also some members on the Mayflower. She loved to
crochet, read and collect eagles. Purple was her favorite color. She treasured her grandchildren
and great-grandchildren and loved spending time with them.
She is survived by her mother, Wilma Dean Shain Carwile of Leitchfield; her children, Terry
Dewayne Embry, Joshua Matthew Embry (Shelby Pollard) and Amanda Childress (Patrick) all
of Leitchfield; grandchildren, Kourtney Michelle Goff, Patera Lynn Embry, Roger Lewis
Williams, Kayla Marie Girts, Hannah Elizabeth Girts, Jacob Matthew Embry, Zachery Allen
Embry, Colten Lewis Embry, Natalie Rae Lin Embry, Douglas James May, Jr., John Henry
Mitchell II, and Joshua Dewayne Eugene Mitchell; and great-grandchildren, Felicia, Michelle
and Jayden.
Other than her father, Delmer Lewis Carwile, she was preceded in death by her husband, Luther
Ross Russell and her son, Roger Dale Carwile.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, (January 25, 2023) at the Dermitt Funeral
Home in Leitchfield. Burial will be in the Deweese Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the Dermitt Funeral Home from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday and
from 9:00 a.m. Wednesday until time of services.
Online condolences can be made in the guestbook on our website at www.dermittfuneralhome.com .
