John M. Ross

John M. Ross, 59, of Trenton, GA, formerly of Guys Mills, died at Trenton, Saturday, January 16, 1982, following a seven-month illness.

He was born at Greensburg, October 4, 1923, a son of Thomas and Bernice Lisbon Ross.  He married Roxy Elliston in 1944.

He was last employed by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, where he worked for five years as a highway inspector.  Prior to that, he was a plasterer for the City of Cleveland School District.

A member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Trenton, he was a US Army Air Corps veteran of World War II; a past master of Laurel Masonic Lodge, Cleveland; and a member of Scottish Rite Bodies of Trenton, Disabled American Veterans and Charles Stafford American Legion Post, Meadville.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Karol) McGowan of Guys Mills; two sons, Thomas C. of Meadville and John H. of Trenton; two step-brothers, Thomas of Elkton, MD and Charles of Pittsburg, CA and three grandchildren.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment was in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.