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Marie Dumbaugh Russin, 87, of Kingsport, Tenn., passed away Tuesday at the Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport surrounded by her family and caregivers.

Marie was born April 3, 1923, in Butler.

She graduated from Butler High School and worked at the Butler office of Mellon Bank.

She married Nicholas C. Russin on May 24, 1947, and they moved to Kingsport in 1950.

Marie was a talented flower arranger and loved to arrange flowers for her church, Colonial Heights Presbyterian, especially decorating the sanctuary at Christmas. She was a member of Country Garden Club of Colonial Heights, the Flower Lover's Garden Club and the Eastern Star.

Marie loved to perform dramatic readings and entertained many friends and family members. She loved attending Sullivan Central High School football and basketball games in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Marie was a gourmet cook and loved to entertain. She was a member of several bridge clubs.

She was a longtime member of the Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, where she attended the Martha Circle and taught Sunday school and Bible school.

She was a very loving spouse, mother and grandmother.

Preceding her in death are her spouse of more than 62 years, Dr. Nick Russin; and her parents, Clifford T. and Pearl Dumbaugh.

Marie is survived by her son, Thomas Nicholas Russin of Kingsport; a daughter, Nicki Bacon and husband, Joe, of Franklin, Tenn.; a daughter, Sally Russin-Dingus and her husband, Mark, of Kingsport; grandchildren, Wes, Chase and Emily Bacon; and sisters, Phyllis Diehl (Russell), Sally Masters (Robert) and Nancy Farinelli (John), all of Butler. Also surviving are her sister-in-law, Betty York, and several loving nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to Marie's loving caregivers, Lynn Chandler, Debbie Inscoe, Jessica Gray and Cathy Honan.

<B>RUSSIN </B>— A memorial service for Marie Dumbaugh Russin, who died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Tom Phillips officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Oak Hill Memorial Park in the Masonic Park section.In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church Organ Fund, 213 Colonial Heights Road, Kingsport, TN 37663.The <B>Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes</B>, Kingsport, is serving the family. Please visit www.hamlettdobson.com to leave an online condolence for the family.