Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....ROSS, JESSIE LUCILLE MCELROY January 13, 2013
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News Star World - January 15, 2013
JESSIE LUCILLE MCELROY ROSS

Funeral services for Jessie Lucille McElroy Ross, 92, of Pioneer, will be held 
at 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in the chapel at Mulhearn Funeral 
Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. Jon Tellifero officiating. Interment 
will follow at New Forest Cemetery, Forest, LA.

Lucille passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013, in Monroe after a short illness. 
She was born May 9, 1920 in Dry Pong, LA to P.G. and Dolores (Coody) McElroy. 
She was the granddaughter of John and Ellen Coody of Campbell Community, West 
Carroll Parish, LA.

Lucille was a proud to have graduated from Pioneer High School as the 
valedictorian and recipient of the American Legion Citizenship Award. While 
raising five children, she co-founded the Pioneer Parent Teacher's Association 
with her husband, Ben. She then began her second career joining three of her 
children and one son-in-law at Northeast Louisiana University. She proudly 
completed both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees and was pleased to see all 
her children complete their initial college degrees from Northeast.

Lucille moved on to Metairie, Louisiana where she continued to be champion of 
education as a principal at two schools, one of which was awarded the 
Outstanding Award of PTA for the State of Louisiana. As a champion of 
children, she successfully encouraged her staff to continue their training to 
better serve the children as evidenced by the high level of success that was 
achieved by the children and her schools.

Following her retirement, she and Ben returned to North Louisiana, where many 
of her children and great grandchildren resided in Monroe, until her death.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Bryan Ross, Sr., and her 
brother, Rondelle W. McElroy.

She is survived by two sisters, Lillian McElroy Howell, Irene McElroy Bliss; 
five children, Elizabeth Ann Herzog of Monroe, LA, Carolyn Joyce Edwards of 
Metairie, LA, Benjamin Bryan Ross, Jr., and wife Wanda Wheelington Ross of 
Raleigh, NC, Mary Catherine Kelly and husband V. Sherwood Kelly of Franklin, 
TN, John Russell Ross and wife Betty Pearce Ross; fourteen grandchildren; 
sixteen great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; as well as numerous 
nephews and nieces.

Pallbearers will be Victor S. Kelly, Jr., J.R. Ross, Jr., Jim Bell, Duncan 
Evans, Kenny Cloud, and Mike Holland. Honorary pallbearers will be Tom 
Pusateri and Charles Bryan Herzog, Sr.

Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until service time Wednesday at the funeral 
home.


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