ROSS, Ruth Elizabeth Simpson 1889-1965

ROSS, ALVINE, SIMPSON, WILLIS, JONES, HARLAN, NAVA, TILSON

Posted By: Richard K Thompson (email)
Date: 8/20/2010 at 20:52:53

Fairfield Ledger
Wednesday Nov. 17, 1965

ROSS Funeral Will Be Friday

Mrs. Charles H. ROSS, 76, native of Fairfield, died at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the Jefferson county hospital where she had been a patient since Sept. 1. She had been seriously ill the past four weeks.

Her death followed the death of her daughter, Mrs. Helen Ruth ALVINE, by just 14 days. Mrs. LeRoy ALVINE died at Phoenix, Ariz., where she made her home, and graveside services were held here on Nov. 10.

Last rites for Mrs. Charles ROSS will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Weston Behner funeral home and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.

Ruth Elizabeth SIMPSON was born July 4, 1889, at Fairfield, the daughter of Frank and Sadie WILLIS SIMPSON. On Dec. 1, 1908, she was married to Harry C. Jones who died Dec. 24, 1936.

On Dec. 10, 1939, she was united in marriage to Charles H. ROSS who survives.

Mrs. ROSS was a member of the Christian Science church; the Social Order of Beauceard Assembly No. 9, Ottumwa; Christuna Court No. 3, Order of Amaranth, Ottumwa; Daughters of the Nile, Des Moines; and the Nile club, Ottumwa. She was also a member of the Jefferson County Council of Republican Women and the Fairfield Women's club.

In addition to her husband she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. LaVerne HARLAN, Mt. Pleasant, and Mrs. Hilario NAVA, El Paso, Texas; one stepson, Howard ROSS, Nile, Michigan; along with four grandchildren and two step grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes. I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.

Note: Buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa. Old.P.242

Additional note: The daughter mentioned in the obituary was Helen Ruth JONES ALVINE and she was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa in Old.P.171 where her biological father, Harry C JONES is also buried (and other JONES & TILSON relatives of his are also buried.)