Marlys Ross

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.