Joe Mack Russell, 79, of Water Valley, Mississippi, died peacefully Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Pine Forest Rehabilitation in Jackson. He was born October 26, 1939, in Panola County to the late Edger and Effie (Buchanan) Russell and worked as a card dealer at the casinos in Tunica. 
Visitation is planned for Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in the Gardiner Room at Seven Oaks Funeral Home from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. with a memorial service immediately following in the Henry Chapel.