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Nelda Frances <I>Willis</I> Ross

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Nelda Frances Willis Ross

Birth
Anadarko, Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
11 Jul 2023 (aged 95)
Burial
Verden, Grady County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Nelda Frances Ross was born in Anadarko on July 23, 1927, the daugh­ter of Ru­fus Willis and Ella Belle Mar­tin Willis. She passed from this life into the arms of our Lord on Tues­day, July 11, 2023.
Fu­neral ser­vice for Nelda Ross, age 95 of Chick­asha, was held Sat­ur­day, July 15, 2023, at the Ver­den First Bap­tist Church.
 The sev­enth and youngest child, she grew up in the Brox­ton area be­fore mov­ing to Ver­den and at­tend­ing school there.
 Nelda met and mar­ried RD Per­due in 1943 and to­gether they had four chil­dren. Later, she met and mar­ried Lester Ross. They lived in the Chick­asha and Ver­den ar­eas.
 Nelda worked for Mare­mont from which she re­tired af­ter many years. She loved bak­ing, sewing, camp­ing, gar­den­ing and her fam­ily. She es­pe­cially loved spend­ing time with her grand­chil­dren and great-grand­chil­dren. Nelda was a mem­ber of the First Bap­tist Church of Ver­den.
 She was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents Ru­fus and Ella Willis; broth­ers Tommy Willis, Char­lie Willis, Mar­vin Willis and Or­val Willis; sis­ters Thelma Willis and Nona Miller; and hus­band Lester Ross.
Nelda Frances Ross was born in Anadarko on July 23, 1927, the daugh­ter of Ru­fus Willis and Ella Belle Mar­tin Willis. She passed from this life into the arms of our Lord on Tues­day, July 11, 2023.
Fu­neral ser­vice for Nelda Ross, age 95 of Chick­asha, was held Sat­ur­day, July 15, 2023, at the Ver­den First Bap­tist Church.
 The sev­enth and youngest child, she grew up in the Brox­ton area be­fore mov­ing to Ver­den and at­tend­ing school there.
 Nelda met and mar­ried RD Per­due in 1943 and to­gether they had four chil­dren. Later, she met and mar­ried Lester Ross. They lived in the Chick­asha and Ver­den ar­eas.
 Nelda worked for Mare­mont from which she re­tired af­ter many years. She loved bak­ing, sewing, camp­ing, gar­den­ing and her fam­ily. She es­pe­cially loved spend­ing time with her grand­chil­dren and great-grand­chil­dren. Nelda was a mem­ber of the First Bap­tist Church of Ver­den.
 She was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents Ru­fus and Ella Willis; broth­ers Tommy Willis, Char­lie Willis, Mar­vin Willis and Or­val Willis; sis­ters Thelma Willis and Nona Miller; and hus­band Lester Ross.


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