Funeral service for Mary Ross, 89, of Opelika, AL, will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 2000 South Uniroyal Road, Opelika, AL, 36801 with interment in Evergreen Cemetery, 1409 Monroe Avenue, Opelika, AL, 36801, Reverend George C. McCulloh will officiate.

Mrs. Ross, who passed away Saturday, October 19, 2024 in Salem, Alabama, was born April 23, 1935, in Montgomery County, Alabama.

Public viewing will be Friday, October 25, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Mrs. Ross will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to the service.

She leaves to cherish her precious memory: husband, Willie J. Ross, Sr. of Salem, AL; eleven children, Barbara Harris, Robert (Mary) Harris, Hattie (Victor) Alvis, Dorothy McKinnon all of Opelika, AL, Patricia Mosley of Montgomery, AL, Ethel (Walt) Harris of Auburn, AL, Tracy (Joe) Dunn of Opelika, AL, Nicole Jennings of Killeen, TX, Willie J. Ross, Jr., Kevin Ross both of Opelika, AL and Curtis (Tameka) Ross of Auburn, AL; one special bonus daughter, Deirdre Joseph of Auburn, AL; nineteen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; three sisters, Annie Lewis, Jeanette Connell both of Rhodes, FL and Evangelist Mary Pittman of Shaw, MS; three brothers, Judge Rhodes, Sr., of Montgomery, AL, Nathaniel K. Rhodes of Indianapolis, IN and John Rhodes of Florida; three sisters-in-law, Linda Whitlow, Myrtis (Larry) Wilson and Jackie (Melvin) Dowdell all of Opelika, AL; three brothers-in-law, Jessie Ross, Robert Ross and Jack Ross, Jr. all of Opelika, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.