Roy Lee

Roy Lee Ross, Sr. Roy Lee Ross, Sr., the son of the late Pete and Effie Johnson Ross, was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 1, 1927, and passed away at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on June 14, 2005, at the age of 77 years, 6 months and 13 days. Mr. Ross had worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance and had been a self employed truck driver for 25 years. He had lived in St. Louis for many years and spent 30 years in Florida before moving to Puxico six months ago. Mr. Arnold was a veteran of the US Navy, and a lifetime member of the Palm Bay, Florida VFW Post. He was a member of the Palm Bay Christian Church. On January 25, 1951, he was married to Wanda Arnold in New London, Missouri. Surviving are his wife, Wanda Ross of Puxico, Missouri; two sons, Dannie Ross of Melborne, Florida, Roy Ross of St. Louis, Missouri; five grandsons; two great grandsons; and one brother, Robert Ross of St. Louis, Missouri. Other relatives and friends also survive. Funeral arrangements will be conducted in Florida by the Florida Memorial Funeral Home in Rockledge, Florida. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico, Missouri was in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com