ROSS, Ethel J. (nee Howard) age 81 on Wednesday, February 23, 2011; Beloved wife of the late Cecil D. Ross; loving mother of Kathleen M. (Phillip) Jeffries, Linda J. (Daniel) Governick, Robert G. Ross, Ruth E. Hesse, the late Stephen D. Ross and Cecilia E. Ross; dear grandmother of Angela (Richard) Becker, David Smith, Jaimie Smith, Jenifer (Deron) Bullington, Christopher Mansfield, Stephen D. Ross II, Robby Ross, Nicholas Ross, Lindsay Ross, John Hesse and several great-grandchildren; dear sister of Glenda Hubbard; our dear aunt-great-aunt, cousin and friend to many.
SERVICES: Funeral 11am Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Alexander Funeral Home, 11101 St. Charles Rock Rd., St. Ann, (739-1133). Interment Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation Friday, February 25, 2011 from 4-8pm at Alexander Funeral Home. If desired, contributions may be made to Down Syndrome Association, 8420 Delmar Blvd., Ste. 200, St. Louis, MO 63124 or Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110. Family and friends may sign the on-line register at www.alexanderstlouis.com.