Obituary: Linda Terry Ross, 67

Linda Terry Ross, 67, of Stoneville, NC, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Eden, N.C.

Born in Atlanta, Ga., Linda was the daughter of the late Ralph Edwin Terry and Doris Castleberry Terry, of Fairburn, Ga. She graduated summa cum laude from Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing in 1975. Linda worked for 39 years as a loving mother. She enjoyed playing with her grandchildren, quilting, and caring for her pets.

She is survived by her children: Shannon Smiley and husband, Steve, of Spartanburg, S.C.; Eric Ross and wife, Molly, of Grand Forks, N.D.; Sean Ross and wife, Annie, of Pittsburgh, PA; Ivan Ross and wife, Justyne, of Durham, NC; five grandchildren: Rebekah, Jude, Helen, Anne, and Jack; and brothers Rick and Cecil.

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Linda was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Jeoffrey Ross; parents-in-law, Jerome and Harriet Ross; and brother, Edward Alan Terry.

Sign online guestbook at www.edressler.com. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 at The Temple, with Rabbi Loren Lapidus officiating; burial followed in Crest Lawn Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Humane Society. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.