Billie Ruth Russell (Schnick), 81, of Tipton Ford, Mo. died May 2, 2023, with loved ones by her side at St. Luke’s Nursing Center in Carthage Mo. after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. The second of three children, Billie was born March 24, 1942, in Riverton. She was the daughter of Howard and Ruth Schnick.
Billie sang her first solo in church at the age of three, “Behold,” mesmerizing the congregat…