Russell Yarbrough

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Russell Melvin Yarbrough (born January 11, 1916 in Turner County, Georgia; died January 19, 2013) was an executive of the Yarbrough Motor Company and a Birmingham City Council member from 1969 to 1989.

Yarbrough was the son of William Powell and Eva Lee Yarbrough. The family moved to Birmingham when Russell was 11 years old, and he attended North Birmingham School for four years. During the Great Depression he dropped out to help support his family by working at his father's auto repair shop.


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References

  • "Russell Melvin Yarbrough" obituary (January 22, 2013) The Birmingham News
  • Bryant, Joseph D. (January 23, 2013) "Longtime Birmingham City Councilman Russell Yarbrough laid to rest today." The Birmingham News
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