Funeral services for James Bryant ?J.B.? Russell, Jr., 80, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. An interment service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday in the Fielder?s Cemetery in Homer, Texas. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home.

J.B. was born December 23, 1930 in Huntington, Texas and passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011. A longtime resident of Beaumont, he was a retired agent with Magnolia Life Insurance Company and a former employee of Kelley-Hixson Funeral Home. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, a member of the Ridgewood Church of Christ and President of the Southeast Texas Blue Grass Association.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Betty Russell of Beaumont; daughter, Pamela Campbell; son-in-law, Calvin Daeke of Beaumont; grandson, Stacy Campbell and wife, Jackie; and great-granddaughter, Karliegh Campbell, all of Magnolia, Texas; sister, Dorothy Price of Huntsville; and brother, George Russell of Willspoint, Texas.

He is preceded in death by his parents, James Bryant Russell, Sr. and Lillie James Russell; daughter, Sharon Daeke, son-in-laws, Charles Campbell; and brothers, Artie and Simon Russell.

The family wishes to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to the staff of The Oaks of Beaumont for their loving care and support during the past two years.