obituaries

Justin L. Russ

1985-2007

Justin Lance Russ, 22, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, July 1, 2007 at his home.

Born February 16, 1985 at City Hospital in Martinsburg, he was the son of Tonya Marie Kesecker Lee and Gary Michael Lee of Berkeley Springs.

He was of the Protestant faith.

He was a 2004 graduate of Berkeley Springs High School where he played football and basketball.

He was a welder.

He liked hunting and fishing and dogs.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Cameron Lance and Mary Ellen Whisner Kesecker and one uncle, Dean Lance Kesecker.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, at Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, with Pastor Rodney Truax officiating. Interment will be in Great Cacapon Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Friday, July 6 at the Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home, which will be open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Justin L. Russ Memorial Fund, c/o Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411.