Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Genealogy and History
Peggy A. Young, County CoordinatorJeff Kemp - State Coordinator Denise Wells - Assistant State Coordinator
Ann Allen Geoghegan - Assistant State Coordinator
Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 00:36:48 CST
Arthur RossArthur Ross Services Set Dead on Arrival at Pontotoc Ecru - Arthur D. Ross, 72, was dead on arrival at the Pontotoc Community Hospital Wednesday morning following a heart attack at his home in the Hurricane community. He was a retired farmer. Funeral services will be held at the Sandy Springs Methodist Church, of which he was a member, at 2 p.m. today with Revs. Bilbo Lively, N.O. Nabors and Jimmy Grubbs officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery with Brown Funeral Home of Ecru in charge. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mae Benjamin Ross; two sons, Rev. Winston Ross of Hurricane and Collin A. Ross of Shady Grove; two daughters, Mrs. Quitman Dorrough and Mrs. Boyd Montgomery of Hurricane; three sisters Mrs. Ben Bullard of Hurricane, Mrs. Ebb Dowdy of Shady Grove, Mrs. Ellen Jones of Belden; 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. --- Note: Arthur D. Ross was the son of Benjamin "Ben" Ross and Adeline "Addie" Graham Ross Newspaper article Feb. 12, 1970 |