Donald "Wayne" Russell, III, 37, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017.

A graveside service will be held at 2 PM on Friday, January 27, at Ridgeview Memorial Gardens.  

Wayne was born November 10, 1979 in Eden, NC.  

He is survived by his mother, Shelby Hodges Lee;  father, Donald Wayne Russell, Jr.;  brother, Jordan Robert Lee;  sister, Amber Russell;  great-uncle, James "J. C. " Trent;  uncles, Jesse Robert Hodges, III and Robert "Bobby" Hodges;  several cousins, step-family and extended family.

He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Clifford and Eva Trent;  grandparents, Robert and Irene Hodges;  grandmother, Dorothy Carter;  and uncle, James Lee Hodges.

The family will receive friends Friday afternoon at Fair Funeral Home, from 1 pm to 1:45 pm before proceeding to the cemetery for the service.