Jacquelyn Wood Osborne Ross

ROSS, Jacquelyn Wood Osborne, 82, formerly of Richmond, Va., passed away March 3, 2009, in a Virginia Beach hospital. Mrs. Ross was born in Norfolk on November 22, 1926, to the late Olga Myrtle Wood Osborne and Reginald Stanley Osborne. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church of Richmond, served as President of the Women of the Church, and for many years, arranged sanctuary flowers. She graduated from Hollins University with a major in Studio Art. During her long association with The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, she joined the Council in its first year. She enjoyed painting throughout her life, and was a member of the Richmond Artists' Association. She exhibited her work in Association shows and public exhibits. She enjoyed memberships with The Country Club of Virginia and The Tuckahoe Woman's Club, and served on the boards of The Kent Valentine House and The Woman's Club. For a number of years, she worked with the Children's Theatre of Richmond, and made costumes for their puppets. Mrs. Ross was an ardent gardener and a competitive flower arranger in Garden Club of Virginia shows. Her flower growing and arranging were a pleasure to her friends and associates. She was a member of The Boxwood Garden Club. She helped maintain the gardens at the Woman's Club, Wilton House Museum, and Garden Club of Virginia's grounds. Over the years, she researched family genealogy, resulting in a book on the Fentress Family. She was a member of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and served as Assistant Registrar. Survivors include her husband, William Peter Ross; her children, Elizabeth Osborne Ross Manuck and her husband, Stephen Bennett Manuck, Stanley Wyche Ross, Jacquelyn Ross Smith and her husband, Charles Smith, William Peter Ross Jr. and his wife, Larisa Olshevska; her grandchildren, Carolyn Ross Manuck, Anton Ross, Brian Smith and Adam Smith; her sister, Geraldine Frances Osborne Molloy and her husband, Robert Kirkland Molloy. A memorial service will be held at Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond on Saturday (today), March 7, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Norfolk Botanical Gardens, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd., Norfolk, Va. 23518-5337. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hdoliver.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.