August 15, 1980
Father Edward (Troy) Stuart-Russell
Father Stuart-Russell was born in McAlester, OK on December 19, 1921. Upon completing his seminary studies at St. Meinrad Seminary, St. Meinrad, IN, he was ordained by Bishop Carroll in the St. Francis Hospital Chapel on April 25, 1949. As an assistant he served in Holy Name Parish in Winfield, St. Teresa Parish in Hutchinson, and later in his priesthood at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Wichita. As pastor he was assigned to Hamilton and Madison; Waterloo and Mt. Vernon; Fulton with Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott; Yates Center; Little River; Caldwell; and Galena and Baxter Springs. Father Stuart-Russell’s funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick Parish in Galena and he was buried in McAlester, OK.