Dedra Raine Russell, the daughter of Harlan and Marthena (Konkel) DeGarmo Jr., was born on April 5, 1966 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She passed away on September 2, 2023 at her mother’s home in Elmwood, Nebraska at the age of 57 years, 4 months, and 28 days. Dedra attended schools in Dixon, California, and Elmwood, Nebraska. She was an Elmwood High School graduate and attended Peru State College for one year. She was united in marriage to Eric Arden Russell on June 21, 1986 at St.