Obituary of Rebecca Powers Ross, 1964 - Wayne Co. WV


The Huntington Herald Dispatch - March 27,1964 page 2.

Mrs. Rebecca Powers Ross, 81 years old, of Wayne Rt.2, died yesterday at 
her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 
p.m. Sunday at Spurlock Memorial Methodist Church on Wilson Creek by the 
Rev. Paul Mullens and the Rev. Roby Fraley 
and the Rev. Denvill Hamlin. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetary. 
Mrs. Ross was born Feb.5,1883 in Wayne County, a 
daughter of the late Wade and Ida Powers. She was the widow of Taylor 
Ross, who died in 1952. She was a member of 
Mount Vernon Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, Muss Ross, of 
Huntington; nine daughters, Miss Pearl and Miss Jarusha 
Ross, at home, Mrs. Hazel Cline, Mrs. Elva Workman and Mrs. Oma Sansom 
of Wayne, Mrs. Ruby Vaughn, Mrs. Ruth 
Booth, and Mrs. Shirley Crockett of Detroit, and Mrs. Mary Ashworth of 
Cleveland; 28 grandchildren; 15 great grand 
children; a brother, Wade Powers of Proctorville, Ohio and two sisters, 
Mrs. Jessie Clonce of Kingsport Tenn., and Mrs. 
Dorothy Corns of Huntington. The body will be taken to the residence 
from the Morris- Booton Funeral Home at Wayne at 10 
a.m. today and will be taken to the church one hour before the service.

 
Submitted by Lorna Corns Workman <pworkman@newwave.net> 

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