Marlys Evelyn Ross, 82, of
Ames
,
Iowa
, died at the Green Hills Health Care Center in
Ames
,
Iowa
on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.
Marlys was born September 21, 1925, in
Grundy Center
,
Iowa
, the daughter of Fred T. and Orpha L. (Lynch) Smith.
She graduated from
Grundy
Center
high School in 1943.
Marlys married Dores J. Ross on April 20, 1946 in
Warrenton
,
Virginia
.
The couple returned to
Grundy
County
to begin their married life.
Marlys was a devoted wife to Dores for 62 years.
She found her life’s fulfillment as a homemaker and mother of four children.
She spent her later years enjoying retirement with her husband in
Ames
, where they lived for the past 24 years.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a daughter Pamela (Dick) Miller of
Dewar
,
Iowa
; son Alan (Tricia Jones) Ross of Roseburg, Oregon; son Terrence (Rita) Ross of Bellevue, Nebraska; and son Jon Ross of
Ames
,
Iowa
; as well as many grandchildren and great grand children; and a sister: Avis Jones of
Medford
,
Oregon
.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother: Fred T. Smith Jr. and a sister: LaDean Ingersoll.
