Earlene" Scooter" Russell, 88, of Spearman, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022. Viewing will be on Thursday, February 3, 2022 from 9:00a.m. until 9:00p.m. at the  Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Spearman and family visitation will be from 4:00p.m. until 6:00p.m.   A memorial for Scooter will be held at Hansford Manor on Friday, February 4, 2022, 10:00a.m.,   Rev. Mindy McLanahan of the First United Methodist Church in Spearman officiating.   A private burial will be at West Park Cemetery in Hereford, TX.  Arrangements are under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Spearman.

Scooter, as most people called her, was born on October  4, 1933 in Hereford Texas to Birch West and Meca Mullin West.  James C. Russell and Earlene West were married on August 3, 1952.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Spearman. When she lived in Bovina she was very active in the Baptist church, she touched many lives.   She was the editor of the Bovina Newspaper for many years and had her own column ,called Scooters Scoops.  She loved writing  stories about people.  Earlene, got the name Scooter from the hired hand working for her father, because she was always scooting under the fence, and the name "Scooter" stuck with her for the rest of her life.  She loved to cook, family members that hunted would bring game  to  her  and she was always willing to clean  and cook the game.   She loved painting and   doing many crafts. She was an avid bird watcher and very knowledgeable of the birds.    Scooter was a very loving, wife, mother and grandmother. She was a wonderful example to her family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, daughter Tracy and 5 siblings.

Scooter is survived by her daughters, Janee Russell of FL. And Tami and husband John Kunselman of Spearman.  She is also survived by  a sister , Jane  McBeth  of Wisconsin.