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2017
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TILLIS ROSS Obituary
TILLIS ROSS SR., 78, of Wayne, W.Va., passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne, by Elder Roger Maynard. He was born May 26, 1939, in East Lynn, W.Va., a son of the late Taylor L. Ross and Tennessee Napier Ross. Tillis was a U.S. Army veteran, a Marshall University graduate and previously worked for Ross Industries. A sister, Bessie Pniewski, also preceded him in death, along with two brothers, Dave Ross and George Harvey Ross. Survivors include his wife, Audrey A. Laske Ross; two daughters, Debra Minnich (Deryl) of Lakewood, Ohio, and Linda Ross of Sanford, N.C.; three sons, Tillis Ross Jr. (Lori Ann) of Smyrna, Ga., Jason Ross (Jennifer) of Lavalette, W.Va., and Mark Ross of Huntington, W.Va.; two sisters, Martha Zona (Al) of Medina, Ohio, and Dorothy Chapman of Nashville, Tenn.; two brothers, Fred Ross of Kenova, W.Va., and Boyd Ross (Charlene) of Medina, Ohio; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Huntington City Mission, 624 10th St., Huntington, WV 25701.
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