Obituary of Eugene S. Ross

Eugene S. Ross, formerly of Howard Street, Jamestown, NY, went home to be with the Lord on August 24, 2012 from Clare Bridge Nursing Home in Winter Haven, FL. Gene was born in Ludlow, PA on February 28, 1922 to H. Stacey Ross and Edith (Carlson) Ross. As a child, he moved with his parents to Jamestown where he resided until February, 2011, following the death of his beloved wife of 63 years, Inez (Johnson) Ross. At that time, he moved to Lake Wales, FL to live with his daughter, Deb Creasy, and her husband, Don. Until his retirement in 1984, Gene worked as a licensed electrician in the Jamestown area. His hobbies were baseball, bowling and golf. Following his retirement, he also enjoyed traveling, gardening, working on home improvement projects and "puttering" in his basement and garage. Gene was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. A graduate of Jamestown High School, Class of 1940, Gene served from 1942 to 1945 in the Army Air Force mostly in Europe where he maintained machine guns and loaded bombs on P-47s, fighter planes that were used to escort B-17s. Following the war, Gene returned to Jamestown and became a member of I.B.E.W. #106 in April, 1948. He also belonged to Injald Lodge #65, I.O.V. and War Vets Recreation, Inc. He was a 40 year member of American Legion Post #0777 and also a member of Christ First United Methodist Church. In addition to his daughter Deb Creasy (Don) of Lake Wales, FL, Gene is survived by four other children: Sandy Mallare (Mark) of Columbia, MD, John Ross (Wendy) of Falconer, NY, Barb Karr (Scott) of Boonsboro, MD, and Jeff (Kathi) Ross of Fredonia, NY, twelve grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, his brother, Larry Ross of Jamestown, and eight nieces and nephews. Besides his wife and his parents, Gene was preceded in death by his sister-in-law, Elaine Bratt of Brewerton, NY, his niece, Karen Ross-Crossley of Jamestown, and his nephew, Randy Bratt of Liverpool, NY. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Gene's life Saturday, September 8th at 2:00 PM at Seeley Chapel of Schwab Manor at Heritage Village, Gerry, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Heritage Ministries, 3017 North Main Street, Jamestown, NY, 14701 or Compassionate Care Hospice Foundation, 2393 E. F. Griffin Road, Bartow, FL, 33803.