Eddie Ross, Jr.

A celebration of life for Eddie Ross, Jr. was held on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church in Eatonton. Bishop Lewis Parham, Pastor. Rev. Tracy Adams delivered the eulogy.

God saw that he was getting tired, a cure was not to be. So early Friday morning, July 15, 2016, He put His arms around him and whispered, “Come with Me.”

With tearful eyes we watched him suffer, and saw him fade away. Although we loved him dearly, we could not make him stay.

A golden heart stopped beating, hardworking hands to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes “the best.”

Eddie Ross, Jr. was born October 5, 1955 to the late Eddie Howard and Hattie Bell Jefferson Ross.

Two sisters proceed him in death, Annie Ross and Ruby Hardwick, and one son, Sequantence Ross.

Mr. Ross attended and graduated from Monticello High School. At an early age, he joined Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. He was employed and retired from Georgia Pacific in Monticello and from the Jasper County Board of Education.

He leaves to cherish his memories; one son, Jeffery Ross; three sisters Mrs. Mae Hardwick (Horace), Mrs. Christine Glover (Tommy) and Ms. Bernice Thomas. one brother, Harvey (Michelle) Ross, several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Smith and Sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements, 706-468-6625, Smithandsonsfuneralhomemonticelloga.com