Ross, Clarence E.

Passed: 1987-08-24

Age: 33

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1987-08-26

Information: COUNTY MOURNS DEPUTY'S DEATH - Funeral services are set for this afternoon (Wednesday) for Jackson County deputy sheriff Clarence E. Ross, 33, who died Monday morning following surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg.  Ross was an 11 year veteran of the force and had served under three administrations.  He was employed by former sheriff Chief Coffman as a jailer in 1976 and was transferred to road duty one year later.  He continued to work as a road deputy under sheriff""s Coffman, Homer Fisher and Bob Westfall and attained the rank of corporal on July 1, 1986.  Ross also served as county humane officer, overseeing complaints and handling related investigations concerning animal abuse or neglect.  Ross was no stranger to law enforcement, having a brother as a deputy sheriff in Kanawha County.  His father, Jerry Ross, also served a as a deputy and process server in Kanawha County.  Corporal Ross was also the firearms training instructor for the sheriff's department as well as other adjoining police agencies.  He was a certified instructor from the Smith & Wesson Academy in Connecticut.      A family spokesperson said that the deputy had been suffering from a vascular disorder in recent months and entered the Parkersburg hospital last week for scheduled surgery.  He reportedly tolerated the first surgery well but a second emergency surgery was performed late Saturday due to internal bleeding.  According to family members, he never regained consciousness from the second operation.       Ross was born in Charleston, a son of Jerry Ross and the late Nora Ross of Indian Creek.  He is survived by his wife, Linda Ross; one son, Curt Ross; one daughter, Kristi Ross; one stepdaughter, Stacy Sansbury; eight brothers, Gwynn D. Ross of Gay, Dana L. and William F. Ross, both of Indian Creek, Richard M. and David L. Ross, both of Blue Creek, Jerry H. and Larry A. Ross, both of Charleston, Raymond G. Ross of Princeton; six sisters, Barbara Pritt of Interlachen, Fla., Dorothy Lynch and Frances Leftwich, both of Charleston, Debra Ashley of Pinch, W. Va., Rebecca Crockett of Eleanor, Kay Truman of Gay.  Services will be 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Vail Funeral Home with the Rev. Melvin Conley and the Rev. William Eaton officiating.  Burial will be in Independence Cemetery, Sandyville.