Mr. Damon Ross, age 91, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on July 30, 2014, at his home. Graveside services for Mr. Ross will be conducted on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at North Union Cemetery in Kenton with Bro. Marlon Stephens officiating. Interment will follow.
Mr. Ross was born January 21, 1923, in Mason Hall, Tennessee; the son of the late Less and Lera Harris Ross. Mr. Ross was a land-owner and retired from maintenance at USM. He served his country with the US Army. Military honors will be observed.
Mr. Ross is survived by his spouse, Myrtle Ross; children, Deborah Sawyer and husband Dale, Sheila McWherter and husband Jim, Ronnie Ross, and Bob Ross and wife Sherry; also by six grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. He also leaves three sisters, Annie Ruth Pecic, Janet Pierce, and Linda Shoaf.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Sylvia Jean Ross; and brother, Hershal Ross.
The family will receive friends from 11-1 p.m. on Thursday, July 31. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is especially honored to serve the family of a Veteran of the United States Army, Damon J. Ross.