Tom was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, MO, where he volunteered for many church activities. He was a maintenance worker for the MODOT. During retirement he owned and operated his own floor cleaning business. He also enjoyed earning money by “junking” (buying and selling antiques, equipment, and scrap metal). He gave many of his grandchildren their first work experiences when he’d hire them as assistants with his jobs. He enjoyed life and could often be found sitting around a bonfire with family, telling funny stories and truly loved and enjoyed playing with his grandchildren (and singing the Crawdad Hole song to them). He loved gardening, fishing, playing golf and being outdoors. He also enjoyed playing cards & meeting his local friends at The County Seat, he was very generous and kind to everyone and known as a great listener.
Loving survivors include his wife, Virginia Ross of their home; three daughters, Regina Sander of Scott City, Cindy (Tom) Hulshof of Cape Girardeau, Robin Ross of San Diego, California; four sons, Kevin (Sandy) Ross of Jackson, Steve Ross of Scott City, Tim (Georgie) Ross of Benton, Kenny (Donna) Ross of Scopus; 10 grandsons, Brandon, Garrett, Alex, Trevor, Duncan, Cole, Cameron, Devin, Hunter and Nate; three granddaughters, Stephanie, Abby and Sara and two great-granddaughters, Cambrie and Laynie; a brother Bob (Rosemary) Ross of Chaffee, and a sister-in-law, Loretta Ross of St. Louis. He is also survived by a large number of friends, sisters-in law and brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Bill Ross; a sister, Joan Schwartz and a son-in-law, Kevin Sander.
Tom was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, MO, where he volunteered for many church activities. He was a maintenance worker for the MODOT. During retirement he owned and operated his own floor cleaning business. He also enjoyed earning money by “junking” (buying and selling antiques, equipment, and scrap metal). He gave many of his grandchildren their first work experiences when he’d hire them as assistants with his jobs. He enjoyed life and could often be found sitting around a bonfire with family, telling funny stories and truly loved and enjoyed playing with his grandchildren (and singing the Crawdad Hole song to them). He loved gardening, fishing, playing golf and being outdoors. He also enjoyed playing cards & meeting his local friends at The County Seat, he was very generous and kind to everyone and known as a great listener.
Loving survivors include his wife, Virginia Ross of their home; three daughters, Regina Sander of Scott City, Cindy (Tom) Hulshof of Cape Girardeau, Robin Ross of San Diego, California; four sons, Kevin (Sandy) Ross of Jackson, Steve Ross of Scott City, Tim (Georgie) Ross of Benton, Kenny (Donna) Ross of Scopus; 10 grandsons, Brandon, Garrett, Alex, Trevor, Duncan, Cole, Cameron, Devin, Hunter and Nate; three granddaughters, Stephanie, Abby and Sara and two great-granddaughters, Cambrie and Laynie; a brother Bob (Rosemary) Ross of Chaffee, and a sister-in-law, Loretta Ross of St. Louis. He is also survived by a large number of friends, sisters-in law and brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Bill Ross; a sister, Joan Schwartz and a son-in-law, Kevin Sander.
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