Taylor Armstrong Finally Buries Husband Russell

Celebuzz.com:

Almost 12 months after he committed suicide, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong finally buried her late husband Russell last Friday at a private service in Los Angeles, Celebuzz has confirmed.

Russell’s cremated ashes were divided between his Texas-based family and Taylor, after a battle over where the businessman would be buried.

Taylor, 40, interned an urn with her portion of Russell’s ashes at a plot in the Columbarium of Morning Hope section of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills, Calif. on August 3.

“Taylor Armstrong attended the placement of Russell’s urn,” a source told Celebuzz. ”She was the only one to attend and left a single flower, at the site. Russell was interred in a classic cross mahogany urn.”

Taylor also had a heart keepsake jewelry made with part of Russell’s remains inside, the source added.


Celebuzz has learned another urn containing Russell’s remaining ashes was sent to Roselawn Memorial Park in Denton, Texas, where his surviving family members, including mother John Ann Hotchkiss, wanted to bury him.

“Taylor was due to go through with the ceremony months ago but it was canceled at the last minute. She finally was able to say goodbye last Friday,” the source, who asked not to be identified, said.

Russell’s remains were not present when a private service was held soon after his death, a memorial that was attended by Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle and Kim Richards and Adrienne Maloof and her husband Paul Nassif.

Russell, 47, was found hanged in his bedroom on August 15, 2011. He did not leave a note, but his death was ruled a suicide after an autopsy.

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