RUSSELL C. "RED" POLIN, 101, of Leroy, West Virginia, passed away on Friday, October 10, 2025 at the Elizabeth Care Center in Elizabeth, West Virginia.
He was born February 17, 1924 in Roane County, a son of the late Charles C. and Anna Newhart Polin.  He was a former mechanic with Broughton Dairy and the Roane County Board of Education.
Red is survived by a daughter, Peggy L. (Steve) Currey of Leroy; and granddaughters and great-grandchildren, Crystal (Todd) Thayer and their son Chase, of Indiana and Michelle (Ty) Cain and their son Ryan of Spencer, West Virginia; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia E. Polin; brothers, Tom and Joseph Polin; and sisters, Ella Ellison and Susie Tatterson Cottle.
Service will be at 11:0am on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at the Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home in Spencer with David Bowe officiating.  Burial will follow in the Young Cemetery in Linden, West Virginia.  Visiting will be one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.

The family would like to give a special thank you to the staff and workers at the Elizabeth Care Center for their kind and compassionate care of Red while he was there.