Ross, Curtis W.

1941 - 2014  (72 years)

• Name	Ross, Curtis W.
  Birth	5 Nov 1941	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ROSS.C002
  _FGRAVE	125766116
  Death	26 Feb 2014	Ridgeview Care Center, Oblong, Crawford County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I5475	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Travis - Jones Noah Travis and Hannah N. Jones Descendants
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Ross, Paul Clifford,   b. 25 Jun 1919, Illinois d. 28 Dec 1943 (Age 24 years)
  Mother	Winchester, Genell Effie,   b. 24 Feb 1923, Iuka, Marion County, Illinois d. 18 Dec 2007, Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F3009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jenkins, S.L.S.
  Children	> 1. Ross, R.B. > 2. Ross, T.
  Family ID	F3001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Nov 1941 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 26 Feb 2014 - Ridgeview Care Center, Oblong, Crawford County, Illinois Burial - - Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Curtis W. Ross, 72, of Oblong, Illinois passed away at 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong. Born in Clay City, Illinois on November 5, 1941, he was the son of Paul Clifford Ross and Genell Effie (Winchester) Ross. On September 5, 1941, he married Sandra Lee Jenkins and she survives. Curtis owned and operated Ross Oil Company from 1970 to 2005 when Curtis sold the business to his brother-in-law Jack Jenkins. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Oblong; Robinson Elks Lodge #1188; Illinois Oil and Gas Association; and member of the Oblong Oil Field Museum. Curtis enjoyed raising cattle, working in the oil field and working and supporting his church where he was an elder for many, many years. Survivors include: his wife, Sandra of Oblong; two daughters and son-in-law: Becky Legg of Oblong and fiancé" Charles Smith of Flat Rock; Tammy and Rod Williams of Oblong; four grandchildren: Matthew Williams; Shonda and Tyler Wade; Brandon and Erica Williams and Curtis Legg; three great-grandchildren: Kerrigan Williams, Ashton Roberts and Keegan Rosson; three brothers and sisters-in-law: Jackie and Cindy Davis, Springfield, IL.; Bill and Betty Davis, Lakeland, Fl.; Shelby and Jennifer Davis, Flora, I; three sisters and brothers-in-law: Sandra and Budgie Harmon, West Liberty, IL; Darla Kroeger, Effingham, IL.; and Marsha Kroeger, Carbondale, IL.; several nieces and nephews and many, many friends. Preceding him in death were his parents, Paul Ross and Genell E. Davis Kroeger; brothers: Jim Ross and Joe Davis; an infant sister Brenda Davis.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5083] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Ross, Curtis W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125766116/curtis-w.-ross) (Reliability: 2). [S2079] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kroeger, Gennell, 84, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23488378) (Reliability: 2).