Russ Kendig March 1, 1925-March 20, 2019 To post comments about Russ to the family, email them to dianekendig@gmail.com if you cannot post below. Russell (“Russ”) George Kendig, a lifelong resident of Canton, died on March 20, 2019, at age 94. He was born on March 1, 1925, the eleventh of thirteen children born to Harry and Bess Kendig. Like many of his generation, he grew up during the Kendigs about 1942 Depression and recalled his childhood as difficult but happy. During grade school he was a marble champion, spelling champion, and Repository carrier. At Timken High, he played in the band and studied welding, graduating with the first four-year class from Timken. Ellis-Kendig escapade In 1943, he was drafted into the Army Air Corps. Halfway through pilot training, he was sent to Dyersburg, TN for training as a B-17 crew member. There he met his pilot and lifelong friend, Bob Ellis, coincidentally from Canton, Ohio. The two friends had a big esc