Gurada Irene Russell

August 7, 1939 - November 21, 2020

Gurada Irene Russell, 81, of Bloomfield, Iowa, passed away at the Davis County Hospital on Saturday, November 21, 2020 due to Covid. She was born August 7, 1939 in Davis County Iowa to Bert and Velma Martin Roberts. She graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1958. She married Robert Owings and they had two daughters, Rebecca and Roberta. They divorced and she later married Lee Russell. They were married 11 years before getting divorced. Gurada sold Fuller Brush for many years, managed the Ottumwa Courier routes in Bloomfield, cleaned rooms at the Grant Hotel and cleaned and cared for the elderly. She liked buying and selling real estate and had many rental properties. She was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. Gurada had spent the last ten years at the Bloomfield Care Center. She loved her family with all her heart and soul. They will keep her in their hearts and she will never be forgotten. She is survived by two daughters, Rebecca Inzerillo of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Roberta (Brett) Marlow of Bloomfield, Iowa; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Judy (Jim) Stice of Lapine, Alabama, Nancy (Mark) Holt of Bloomfield. She is preceded in death by her parents; infant sister, Clella Mae Roberts; and special friend, Cleve Henderson. Open visitation will be from noon to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Masks are required and visitors will be limited to 15 people at one time. The family will not be present due to the Covid pandemic. A private family service with burial at Barker Cemetery in Scotland County, Missouri will be held. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to the Tabernacle Baptist Church and the Barker Cemetery Fund for upkeep.