Elizabeth "Libby" Ross

Elizabeth "Libby" Ross

Elizabeth "Libby" Ross Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Apr. 26 to Apr. 29, 2023.
We are saddened to announce the passing of Elizabeth "Libby" Fincel Ross, who joined her beloved husband, John McDowell Ross, in peaceful repose on Monday, April 24, 2023. She was 88 years old. Born December 26, 1934, in Frankfort, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Clayton and Clara Fincel.

Libby was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt. She is survived by her sisters, Jeanette Greenwell, Ann Moore, and Virginia Redford; her children, Karen Corsiglia (Charles), David (Cil Aquino Ross), Stephen, Laura (Tom Smith), and Michael (Erin Lavelle); 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and more nieces and nephews (and great-nieces and great-nephews) than you can shake a stick at.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that friends make a $2 wager on the daily double upon their next visit to Keeneland on the horses numbered 8 and 8 (Libby's age at her death) and donate any winnings to the charity of their choice - after they've bought themselves a drink.

Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux aeterna luceat ei. Requiesce in pace.

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