Lawrence Edward Ross

Lawrence Edward Ross the son of Henry Alvis Ross and Etta May Summers was born February 20, 1928 at Summersville, Missouri and passed away at the Mountain View Health Care in Mountain View, Missouri on Thursday, June 1, 2017 making his age 89 years 4 months and 1 day.

Lawrence was united in marriage to Palmer Asplin on October 31, 1947 in Eminence, MO. To their union they were blessed with three children, Eugene Ross, Pauletta Gibson and Kelly Maria Berry.

He spent many years attending the First Christian Church in Summersville.

He was in the United States Army and started his basic training May 22, 1946 in Fort Bliss Texas and then departed for Soul Korea on the General MM Patrick and serving in the Army until October 19, 1947. He spent his working career in the Timber industry.

He enjoyed horseback riding, camping, fishing, hunting, trapping, and digging herbs. He had a vast knowledge of all types of plants and animals. Lawrence love to garden and grew a variety of vegetables and flowers. He loved to spend time with his grandchildren.

Lawrence is preceded in death by his father Henry Ross, mother Etta May (Summers) Ross, wife Palmer (Asplin) Ross, brother Ray Ross and sister-in-law Ruth (Brawley) Ross, sister Eunice (Ross) Medlock and brother-in-law Jimmy Medlock and brother-in-law Wallace Demery.

Lawrence is survived by his children Eugene Ross of Summersville, MO, Paulette Gibson and husband Bill of Houston, MO and Kelly Berry and husband Steve of Poplar Bluff, MO, three grandchildren, Billy Gibson, Coletta (Gibson) Ipock and husband Wes, Andrea Berry and boyfriend Nick McNamee, one sister Pauline Demery of Rolla, MO, two sister-in-law Geraldine Barton and Edith Asplin both of Mountain View, Missouri. He is also survived by a host of nephews and nieces.