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Avanelle Ross, 84 of Big Isaac Run Rd. departed this life on Thursday May 5, 2016 in Grant Hospital, Columbus, OH. She was born on August 18, 1931 to the late Claude and Lelia Bailey Cole. On December 17, 1949 she married James Ross who preceded her in death on February 11, 2016.
Surviving are two sons, Gary Ross and wife Susie, Clarksburg, James Edward Ross, Fairmont, one daughter, Sherry Crutchfield, Parkersburg, grandchildren, Brian Ross and wife Lisa, Mark Ross and wife Jamie, Elliott Crutchfield and husband Greg Paccini, Eric Crutchfield and wife Samantha, Tyler & Jordan Ross, great grandchildren Jager Ross, Paxson Ross, Harper Ross, Hynlee Ross and Easton Cahill
Mrs. Ross was a homemaker and enjoyed bowling. She was a lifetime member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and had been attending The Church of The Good Shepherd. She served as pianist for both churches. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Harbert Funeral Home 287 W. Main St. Salem on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 1:00PM with Pastor Sonny Palmer and Pastor Jon Hayes officiating. Interment will follow in the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel on Monday, May 9, 2016 from 1-4 and 6-8PM and after 11AM on Tuesday until time of service. Harbert Funeral Home is privileged to serve the Ross family.
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