Washoe County NV Archives Obituaries.....Ross, Robert E. April 1884
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Weekly Nevada State Journal April 5, 1884
Funeral Services
Funeral services over the remains of Robert E. Ross will be held at the M. E.
Church at 2 P.M. Sunday.  The remains will be taken to Los Angeles and placed in
a vault until a special one can be built to receive them.

Weekly Reno Gazette
April 10, 1884
The Last Sad Rites
The Funeral of the Late Robert E. Ross and the Departure of the Remains
The funeral services of the late Robert E. Ross at the M. E. Church Sunday
afternoon was very largely attended.  Pioneer friends and long time
acquaintances of the deceased from Long valley, Reno, the meadows and for miles
around more than crowded the auditorium of the church and many had to remain
standing in the vestibule and out of doors for want of standing room inside. 
Rev. De La Matry preached the funeral sermon selecting for his text the 14th
verse of the 4th Chapter of James- “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the
morrow.  For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth and then
vanisheth away.” The pastor paid very proper tribute to the memory of the
deceased and treated the text in a clear and logical manner, illustrating the
philosophical relations of the moral and intellectual man, as shown in the
operation of Nature’s physical laws.  The remains were enclosed in a beautiful
metallic casket, and the body had been carefully embalmed by undertaker Sanders.
 On the casket were placed a floral wreath of lilies of the valley, maiden’s
hair fern, and other natural flowers, in the center of which was worked in the
same flowers the monogram of the deceased. R. E. R.  A floral cross and an
anchor completed the floral decorations.  Every person present who knew the
deceased sympathized and mourned with the afflicted widow, daughter, brother,
and relatives.  After the services the remains were conveyed to the Masonic
Hall, where they have been laying in state since last Thursday, and this morning
they were placed on board the westbound overland for their final resting place
at Los Angeles, accompanied by the widow, daughter, Albert E. Ross, the brother
of the deceased, and Mrs. Arrowsmith.  William Ross also accompanied the
mourners and will have immediate charge of the remains on the journey.  Thus has
gone from our midst one of the noblest of men, beloved by all who knew him, and
respected by the entire community among whom his whole active life has been
past.  A large assemblage of friends were at the depot this morning to witness
the departure of the remains and offer their sympathy to the afflicted mourners.


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