Gertha Mae Ross Obituary

We are sad to announce that on July 4, 2021, at the age of 85, Gertha Mae Ross of Memphis, Tennessee, born in Shirley, Illinois passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her grandparents, Anderson and Jenny Smith; her great-grandparents, Wesley and Susan Smith; her former husband John Payne; her husband Robert Ross, Jr. (Bob); her stepchild Gertha; her daughters, Rosalind (Tony) and Barbara; her great grandchild Shaydon; her daughters, Shirley, Joann, Beverly (Robert) and Lataska; her grandchildren, Rashaad, Tawania, Talisha (Sonnie), Brandon, Jasmine, Shalane, Aaron, Adrian, Austin, Kesha (Ocie) and Justin; her great grandchildren, DeMarco, JaKolbe, Christion, London, Leila, Braylon, Carter, Brandin, Teagan and Aeris; her great great grandchildren, Alena, Bernadette and Chloe; and her niece Charlotte. She was also cherished by Her father died when she was two years old and it was a struggle for her mother to care for her many children.