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Facts and Events
| Name |
Lamar Ross |
| Alt Name |
Lamar (Doc) Ross |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
9 Apr 1917 |
Armuchee, Floyd, Georgia, United States |
| Marriage |
18 May 1938 |
to Moyra Aline Turner |
| Death? |
31 Aug 1999 |
Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States |
| Burial? |
Sep 1999 |
Oaknoll Memorial Garden Cemetery, Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States |
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References
- Floyd, Georgia, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
7 Jan 1920.
State Georgia, County Floyd. Supervisor's District No. 7, Enumeration District No. 81, page 9A. Rome city, Ward 4. Enumerated 7 January 1920.
305 West Fifth Street, Dwelling 165, Household 177.
2-Ross, Charlie B. Head. Owned home, no mortgage. Male. White. Age 45. Married. Can read and write. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia. Machinist, plow factory, worker.
3-[Ross], Gertrude. Wife. Female. White. Age 38. Married. Can read and write. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia.
4-[Ross], Jessie. Daughter. Female. White. Age 22. Single. Can read and write. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia. Bookkeeper, general store, worker.
5-[Ross], Elbert. Son. Male. White. Age 17. Single. Not in school; can read and write. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia. Automobile repairer, garage, worker.
6-[Ross], Sara. Daughter. Female. White. Age 14. Single. In school; can read and write. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia.
7-[Ross], Ben. Son. Male. White. Age 7. Single. In school. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia.
8-[Ross], Lewis. Son. Male. White. Age 5. Single. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia.
9-[Ross], Lamar. Son. Male. White. 2-4/12. Single. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia.
- 1930 Census of Floyd, Georgia, United States
11 Apr 1930.
State Georgia, County Floyd, Rome city, Fourth Ward. Enumeration District No. 58-12, Supervisor's District No. One, Sheet 11A. Enumerated 11 April 1930.
305 West Fifth Street, Dwelling 191, Household 247.
7-Ross, Chas B. Head. Own home worth $3,500. Own a radio set. Not on a farm. Male. White. Age 56. Married (at age 23). Not in school; can read and write. Born in Georgia; father born in Georgia; mother born in Alabama. Machinist, silk mill. Not at work on last regular working day. Not a veteran.
8-[Ross], Gertrude. Wife. Female. White. Age 49. Married (at age 16). Not in school; can read and write. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia.
9-[Ross], Jessie. Daughter. Female. White. Age 32. Single. Not in school; can read and write. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia. Bookkeeper, silk mill. At work on last regular working day.
10-[Ross], Sara. Daughter. Female. White. Age 24. Single. Not in school; can read and write. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia. Chemist, silk mill. At work on last regular working day.
11-[Ross], Ben. Son. Male. White. Age 18. Single. In school; can read and write. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia.
12-[Ross], Lewis. Son. Male. White. Age 16. Single. In school; can read and write. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia.
13-[Ross], Lamar. Son. Male. White. Age 13. Single. In school; can read and write.
14-[Ross], Elizabeth. Daughter. Female. White. Age 10. Single. In school; can read and write. Born in Georgia; parents born in Georgia.
15-[Ross], Virginia. Daughter. Female. White. Age 6. Single. In school.
- Mr. Lamar “Doc” Ross, age 82, of 511 West 10th Street, Rome, died Tuesday morning, August 31, 1999, at a local hospital.
A native of Floyd County, Georgia, Mr. Ross was born April 9, 1917, son of the late Charlie Ross and Katie Gertrude Simmons Ross. He had been a resident of Floyd County all of his life and was a veteran of the United States Army Air Force serving during World War II on the Solomon Islands and the Philippines. Mr. Ross joined the West Rome Baptist Church in 1937 and served as Training Union Director, Sunday School Superintendent, Deacon, Teacher of the Keystone Bible Class and Deacon Emeritus. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as an engineer at WRGA Radio for 28 years and also operated a Two-Way Radio Service for a number of years. Mr. Ross was preceded in death by four sisters, Jessie Morris, Camilla Norris, Sarah Kokal and Elizabeth Trammell, and by four brothers, Elbert Ross, John Ross, Ben Ross and Lewis Ross. He was married in May of 1938, to the former Moyra Aline Turner who preceded him in death on January 1, 1994.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, John Turner Ross and Nancy T. Ross of Franklin, Tennessee; one grandson, Andrew Brian Ross of Franklin, Tennessee; one sister, Virginia Ross Hardin of Harlingen, Texas; three sisters-in-law, Lois Shores, Mary Hairston and Gladys Ross; two brothers-in-law, Frank Hardin and Byron Hairston; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Graveside and interment services for Mr. Ross will be held Thursday morning at 11 o’clock from the family lot of Oaknoll Memorial Gardens with Dr Charlie Bridges officiating.
The following will serve as pallbearers and are asked to meet at the graveside Thursday morning at 10:45 am. Active: W. W. Burchfield, Sam “Red” Byrd, Raleigh Gribble, Fred Sapp, Al Mitchell, Addison Postell, Henry Mull and Henry Savage. Honorary: Members of the Sam Wilson Sunday School Class of West Rome Baptist Church.
Mr. Ross will remain at Fred Talley’s Parkview Chapel Funeral Home, 2516 New Calhoun Highway, NE, where the family will receive friends this (Wednesday) evening from 7 until 9 o’clock. At other hours, they will be at their respective homes.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Mission Fund of the West Rome Baptist Church, 914 Shorter Avenue, Rome, Georgia 30165.
Fred Talley’s Parkview Chapel Funeral Home, 2516 New Calhoun Highway, NE, has charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Lamar “Doc” Ross. [Rome News-Tribune, 1 September 1999] KF-in-Georgia
- Mr. Ross Dies Aug. 31, 1999
Lamar Ross, 82, of 511 West 10th Street, died Tuesday at a Rome hospital.
Mr. Ross was born in Floyd County on April 9, 1917, son of the late Charlie Boyd Ross and Katie Gertrude Simmons Ross. He was a U. S. Army Air Force veteran, having served during World War II in the Solomon Islands and the Philippines. He was a member of West Rome Baptist Church. Prior to retirement, he was employed as an engineer at WRGA Radio. His wife, Moyra Aline Turner, to whom he was married in May of 1938, died January 1, 1994.
Survivors include one son, John Turner Ross, Franklin, Tennessee; one sister, Virginia Ross Hardin, Harlingen, Texas; and one grandson.
Graveside services will be held at 11 am Thursday at Oaknoll Memorial Gardens with Dr Charlie Bridges officiating. [Rome News-Tribune, 1 September 1999] User:KF-in-Georgia
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