Russell County Alabama Obituaries/Death Announcements   Death of Mr. Fields He Was the school Commissioner of Russell County.   Columbus, Ga. Nov. 11--(Special)--Mr. Charley Fields County School Commissioner of Russell County, died at 1 o'clock this morning at his home in Girard.   Mr. Fields was nominated for Mayor of Girard a few weeks ago and was one of the best known men in Russell County. His wife died a week ago, Mr. Fields being critically ill at the time of her death. They leave five small children. Source: Montgomery Advertiser - November 12, 1901 - Transcribed by C. Anthony. Russell County Loses Good Citizen.   (Special to The Advertiser). SEALE, ALA. Oct. 1--Mr. S. A. Tune, one of Russell county's best known citizens died yesterday afternoon about 6:30 o'clock while returning from a fishing trip to the Uchee Creek. He was riding in car with J. W. Ingram, S. R. Boykin and H. J. Martin, Jr. and complained of being sick. When about three miles from Seale he said he felt worse and in a few minutes was dead. His death is attributed to acute indigestion.   Sam Tune, as he was familiarly known to all, moved to Seale from Jernigan about 4 years ago and lived at his home here with his sister, Mrs. Virginia Tune. He was 60 years of age and has spent his life in this county, being reared at Villula.   Besides his sister, he is survived by another sister, Mrs. Joe Fuller of Columbus, a brother Chas. Tune of South Carolina and a nephew, C. J. Tune of Columbus. Funeral arrangements will not be completed until his brother arrives and C. J. Tune gets here from New York, where he is visiting. The funeral will probably take place from his residence here Sunday afternoon. Source: Montgomery Advertiser - October 2, 1921 - Transcribed by C. Anthony. Mystery Veils Death of Russell County, Farmer.   (Special to The Advertiser). GIRARD, ALA. Jan. 13--Mystery surrounds the deathy of Roy Brooks, Russell county dairyman, found shot to death on his place Sunday at noon. A coroner's jury has returned a verdict of suicide, but lack of motive for the deed and failure of Brooks to give any sign of any intention to take his own life has given rise to theories of foul play.   Brooks came to Russell county just a few months ago to take charge of his father's dairy interests. He had formerly resided in LaGrange, Ga. He was happily married and had a child. He was 23 years old.   The Brooks place is about five miles from Girard. There are no close neighbors. Members of his family were all in the house when the tragedy occurred. They even failed to hear the shot although the house is not far from a barn, near which Books was discovered. His shot gun was found near him but the wounds indicated that the shots were not fired at close range. Source: Montgomery Advertiser - January 16, 1918 - Transcribed by C. Anthony.         ©2009 Genealogy Trails