Pamela Gross Chesley

Chesley, Pamela Fair Gross, 66, passed away Wednesday April 6, 2016 at South Florida Baptist Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents, Fay and Joseph Gross and her two sisters Joelle Renee Ashley and Kimberly Ashley.

Born March 13, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio at Case Western Reserve Hospital, she was raised by her loving parents, Fay and Joseph Gross in Odessa, Florida. Pamela graduated from Leto High School in Tampa Florida in 1968. She attended Eckerd College and graduated from the University of South Florida in 1972. She later graduated from Boston University with a Master’s degree in public relations. Pamela had a successful career as an English teacher at Leto High School, and working in non-profit public relations. She was president and CEO of the family business, Central Exterminating Company, founded by her father in 1946, until 2008. From 1987 until her death, she resided in Plant City Florida. She was a true animal lover and proud mother.

Pamela is survived by her daughters, Josie Megan Chesley (27) and Cassie Fay Chesley Henrriquez (26); her former husband, Russell Chesley III; her nephew Robert Jason Cronk; her cousins Kaye Eichelberger Pace, Hallie Pace, Jack Pace, and Nina Goldstein; and her beloved dogs, Rocky and Freddy, and cats Fernando and Delilah.

In lieu of flowers, please make a charitable donation to the SPCA of Tampa Bay. A Celebration Gathering will be 4 pm to 5 pm on April 14th at Wells Memorial and Event Center with a Celebration of Life Service at 5 pm. 1903 West Reynolds St. Plant City FL 33563.