Barbara May Cushman Ross 1898-1974

ROSS, CUSHMAN, HEMPHILL, HOOD

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 2/8/2012 at 22:22:54

Barbara Ross Services Set Saturday in Estherville
Estherville – Funeral services for Barbara May Ross, 76, Estherville, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church, Estherville, with the Rev. Max Goldman officiating and burial in the East Side Cemetery. She passed away Wednesday [November 27, 1974] at her home.

Mrs. Ross was born Aug. 22, 1898 in Terril to Byron and Margaret Hemphill Cushman and received her education in Dickinson County Schools.

She was married to Ray Ross Dec. 15, 1915 at Terril and they lived and farmed in Dickinson County. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Estherville.

Mrs. Ross is survived by one son, Ralph, Estherville; and one daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Hazel) Hood, Estherville; 18 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one brother, Leo Cushman, Jackson, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Henry Funeral Home, Estherville, where friends may call after 1 p.m. Friday. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, November 29, 1974)