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Russel Industrious Dies

Russel Industrious Sr. passed July 20, 2025

Russel Industrious Sr

Viewing will be held from 9-10 a.m. followed by a service at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 at Apostolic Faith Church in Smith Bay. Interment will be at Eastern Cemetery in Smith Bay.

He is survived by his wife Ynes Holguin; daughters: Renee Industrious-Barber, Carise, Shanise, Yanik and Desia Industrious and son: Russel Industrious Jr., father: Bishop William A. Industrious; brothers: Julian M. Industrious Sr., Gene A. Industrious Sr.; sisters: Bridget (Joy) Industrious-Dorsey, Melva Industrious-Pickering, Sonia (Faye) Industrious, and Rehenia (Girlie) Industrious-Davis; son-in-law: Lamar Barber; sister-in-law Felice Stevens-Industrious and brothers-in-law: Andre T. Dorsey and Claxton E. Davis Jr.; 14 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, 12 nephews, 10 nieces and many other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Tributes can be emailed to: tributesforrussel@gmail.com, due by Friday, Aug. 18.

Funeral arrangement by Turnbullโ€™s Funeral Home and Crematory Services

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