Obituary for LtCol James William Ross, USMC, Ret.
LtCol James William Ross, USMC, Ret., 88, husband of Shirley Way Ross, died Saturday, October 8, 2022, at Prisma Health Richland.
Born September 12, 1934, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Robert Dalton Ross and the late Katie Boykin Ross. He was a graduate of Hillcrest High School, Newberry College, and the Armed Forces Staff College. He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after more than twenty-four years of service and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Ross owned and operated Ross Construction. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and America Legion Post 15.
Survivors in addition to his wife include four sons, James W. Ross, Jr. (Mary Ann), Michael L. Ross, Jeffery Allen Ross (Lori), and John David Ross (Mariah) all of Dalzell; a daughter, Sherrie Ross Mayes (Jimmy) of Murrells Inlet; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Annie DuBose of Sumter and Carolyn Apperson of Jacksonville, FL.
He was preceded in death by one sister and seven brothers.
A funeral service will be held at 3 P.M. Friday at Alice Drive Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Clay Smith and the Rev. Tim Brown officiating. Burial with full military honors will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jason Ross, Ryan Ross, Matthew Ross, Ryan Conyers, Chase Goins, and Gene Altman.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 P.M. Friday at Alice Drive Baptist Church.
Memorials may be made to Crossbridge Christian Church, 2490 Sargent Rd., Dalzell, SC 29040.
Born September 12, 1934, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Robert Dalton Ross and the late Katie Boykin Ross. He was a graduate of Hillcrest High School, Newberry College, and the Armed Forces Staff College. He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after more than twenty-four years of service and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Ross owned and operated Ross Construction. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and America Legion Post 15.
Survivors in addition to his wife include four sons, James W. Ross, Jr. (Mary Ann), Michael L. Ross, Jeffery Allen Ross (Lori), and John David Ross (Mariah) all of Dalzell; a daughter, Sherrie Ross Mayes (Jimmy) of Murrells Inlet; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Annie DuBose of Sumter and Carolyn Apperson of Jacksonville, FL.
He was preceded in death by one sister and seven brothers.
A funeral service will be held at 3 P.M. Friday at Alice Drive Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Clay Smith and the Rev. Tim Brown officiating. Burial with full military honors will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jason Ross, Ryan Ross, Matthew Ross, Ryan Conyers, Chase Goins, and Gene Altman.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 P.M. Friday at Alice Drive Baptist Church.
Memorials may be made to Crossbridge Christian Church, 2490 Sargent Rd., Dalzell, SC 29040.