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Surnames: Ross, Thatcher, Shook, Wilson, Lister, Huston, Thomas, Paxson, McBride, Willman,
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Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Wednesday, March 26, 1958
Clark E. Ross Dies Here Last Evening - Local Resident Dies After Short Illness
Clark E. Ross, 66, of 430 Elm street, died at 6:10 o'clock Tuesday evening at the
Adams county memorial hospital, where he was taken after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage
Monday.
A retired employe of the Salisbury Axle in Fort Wayne, he lived in that city four
years, returning to Decatur 10 days ago.
He was born in Adams county June 30, 1881 (sic), a son of Richard and Amanda
Thatcher-Ross. He was first married to Mabel Shook in 1911, and she was killed in an auto
accident in 1936 (sic). He was later married to Georgella Wilson July 5, 1952.
Surviving in addition to his wife are three daughters, Mrs. Walter Lister and Mrs.
Raymond Huston of Decatur; and Mrs. Bryan Thomas of Mt. Rose, Mo.; eight sons, Richard,
Rolland, Eugene, Max, Ervin, Billy J., and Leo Ross, all of Decatur, and Gerald Ross of
Bluffton; three stepsons, Oscar Paxson of Fort Wayne, George McBride of LaPorte and
Kenneth McBride of Seattle, Wash.; one stepdaughter, Mrs. S. W. Willman of Chadron, O.; 29
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four brothers, Joe Ross of Lima, O.; and Harry,
Arthur and Robert Ross, all of Decatur, and two sisters, Miss Viola Ross of Decatur, and
Mrs. Howard Beck of Decatur. One son is deceased.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the Zwick funeral home, with
burial in the Wren, O., cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7
o'clock this evening until time of the services. The Rev. Stuart Brightwell will be
the officiating minister.