Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ross, Clarence E. April 25, 2002 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com January 20, 2015, 7:25 pm Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Tuesday, April 30, 2002 Clarence E. Ross NORFOLK - Clarence E. Ross of the 2200 block of Leander Drive departed this life April 25, 2002. A native of Norfolk (Lambert's Point), he was predeceased by his mother, Mrs. Mattie Ross, sisters, Eleanor Felton, Alease Ross and brothers, Raymond Ross and James V. Ross. Mr. Ross is survived by four nephews, Lionel Bullock and wife Georgia of Virginia Beach, Clinton E. Felton of Long Island, N.Y., Raymond Ross Jr. of Washington, D.C. and Gregory Ross of Norfolk; three nieces, Mrs. Hattie Felton Prince of Warrenville Height, Ohio, Sheila Cox and husband William of Quantico, Va., Katrina Ross of Norfolk and Joyce Johnson of Norfolk. Mr. Ross was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School and attended Shaw University and Norfolk State College, now Norfolk State University. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force and retired from the Norfolk Naval Air Station. Mr. Ross was a devoted member of First Baptist Church Bute Street. He served in the music ministry of the church for a number of years, was a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, The National Association of Negro Musicians and was a captain in the U.S. Civil Air Patrol. The squadron is named in his honor, the ``C.E. Ross Air Squadron.'' A funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church Bute Street. The Rev. Robert Murray, pastor, will preside. The family will be at the home of Lionel Bullock, 6312 Bennington Road, Virginia Beach. Family and friends will assemble there for the funeral procession to the church. Hale Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery ROSS, CLARENCE E I7420 Section 4A, Block 4A, Lot 0, Space 66 0 04/25/2002 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/r/ross6877gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb