- Date Of Birth: July 20, 1923
- Date Of Death: April 5, 2017
- State: Florida
Imogene Russ, age 93, was called home April 5, 2017. Born July 20, 1923 in Flomaton, AL to Eugene and Virgie Godwin.
Upon graduating from high school she moved to Pensacola to work at NAS in disbursement where she met the love of her life, Broward. They married in 1944. Together they built their first home on seven acres in Ensley where they gardened and had numerous farm animals, including 1000 chickens with which they started an egg business. During this time she also worked as a bookkeeper for seventeen years at Blackman Wholesale Co.
About 1960 they built a beach house in Gulf Breeze where they spent most weekends hosting fish frys for family and friends. Around 1966 they built their first permanent home in Gulf Breeze, leading the way for other family members to follow. About 1972, she started the first florist in Gulf Breeze.
