Obituary of William Eugene Gross, St Francis County, AR

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GROSS, WILLIAM EUGENE
6/3/1935-5/21/1977
FPARK Cemetery-CENTERVIEW Section

5/23/1977-
Hospital chief, Gene E. Gross, Dies Suddenly. Funeral services for Gene Gross,
administrator of Forrest Memorial Hospital, were held today. Gross, aged 41,
died Saturday around 9 p. m. at Forrest Hemorial after suffering a heart attack
while working in his yard earlier. He had been administrator of the hospital
since 1971 and was a member of the board of directors of the Arkansas Hospital
Association. Prior to assuming present duties, Gross served as assistant
administrator of Forrest Memorial for five years. Gross was a member of the
First United Methodist Church of Forrest City. He was past president of the
Forrest City Rotary Club. Born June 3, 1935, Gross resided here at 403
Hightland. He was the son of Mrs. Jennie Belle Baker Gross and the late Mr.
Maurice L. Gross. He had liveD in Forrest City all his life. Survivors include
his wife, Living, whom he married in 1957; a son, Living; a daughter, Living,,
both of the home; his mother, Mr. s Maurice L. Gross of Forrest City; a sister,
Mrs. James Devazier of Jonesboro; and his grandmother, Mrs. W. J Baker of
Forrest City. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Merle Allison Johnson
at Stevens Funeral Home with burial following in the Forrest Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to The Gene Gross Memorial Fund, Forrest Memorial
Hospital, Forrest City, in care of Mrs. Toby Busby.
FORREST CITY TIMES HERALD-
Brenda Huntley Added: 8/27/2007

Copyright With Permission: Forrest City Times Newspaper
Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas