Estella D. Ross

Published 6:42 pm Thursday, May 9, 2013

Funeral services for Estella D. Ross, 76, of Valdosta will be held at 11:00 a.m on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Clifford Temple C.M.E. Church.  Rev. Eric Etheridge, Pastor, Rev. Lonnie Robinson, Jr. officiating services with interment to follow at Peaceful Rest Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Steve Donaldson, Otis Jones, Lepwan Anderson, Al Dunbar, Daryl Duncan and Alvin Ford.  Mrs. Ross was born on December 19, 1936 in Monticello, FL to the late Freeman Davis and Mickey Brown.  She was a member of Clifford Temple C.M.E. Church and she attended Douglass High School.  Mrs. Ross departed this life on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Heritage Healthcare of Holly Hill.  Survivors to cherish her memory include daughters Robin Davis and Cheryl Crumidy (Carl) both of Thomasville, GA; sons Barry Ross of Atlanta, GA daughters Wanda Randolph of Atlanta, GA and Fawn Davis (Hubert) of Valdosta, GA; son Kemberly Ross (Michelle) of Hampton, GA; daughter Glenda Terrell (Carl) of Thomasville; brother-in-law Eddie Reid of Connecticut.  She leaves to celebrate her life eighteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her mother Mickey Brown and father Freeman Davis; sister Betty Jane Reid; grandson Shannon and great-granddaughter My’Kerria.  There will be a Family Hour on Friday, May 10, 2013 from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the funeral home.  The remains will lie instate from 10:00 a.m. until the funeral hour with no viewing after the eulogy.  The family will receive their friends after the services at the Clifford Temple C.M.E. Church Annex.  Relatives and friends are asked to meet at 303 Fern St. at 9:45 a.m. for the processional.  Visitation at the funeral home will be held on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. — Grooms Funeral Home