From Schaetter Funeral Home:
Tomalta "Tommie" Gross of Fredericksburg passed away on Wednesday, June 14th at the age of 84 years. She was born Tomalta Long on September 16th, 1938 in Nocona, Texas to M.O. and Olabelle Royal Long. She married Gerald "Jerry" Gross on August 29th, 1958 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is survived by three sons and their wives: Jerry and Rhonda Gross of Fredericksburg; Jeff and Lori Gross of Virginia; and Marc and Annie Gross of Missouri. She and Jerry were blessed with ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren Tommie is preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandson Joshua Gross, sister Judy Hegeman, and brothers Otis and John Long.
Mrs. Gross was a small-town Texas girl who modeled southern grace. Her gentleness was renowned; during her twenty-three years as an Army wife, she showed her acquaintances from other parts of our great nation why southern women have earned the reputation of refined character. She was also tough, as is required of military wives. She and Jerry moved more than twenty times during their marriage, a challenging lifestyle made more so by the task of raising three sons.
Tommie was active in Christian ministry. While Jerry was in the Army, she worked alongside him in the OCF - Officers' Christian Fellowship - through which they mentored younger officers and their wives in the practice of the Christian faith. A significant project during that period was the purchase and renovation of the vintage resort at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, which they helped convert into an international OCF conference center. Following their Army years, they joined the membership of West Side Baptist Church in Wichita Falls, where Tommie continued her lifestyle of service, particularly to younger women. In later years she assisted in the startup of True Life Fellowship in Round Rock, Texas. Her life was faithfully devoted to Christians and churches wherever she lived.
Though she grew beyond her provincial roots, acquiring the understanding of one who has traveled and observed widely, Tommie kept a simple perspective and an unassuming, traditional lifestyle. She was a homemaker, a short-order cook, and a seamstress. She was a confidant to some and a common-sense admonisher to others, both inside and outside her family. She was a mother among mothers, with stubborn affection for her difficult-to-raise boys. She put the grand in "grandma." She was an authority on African Violets. Her coconut cake was famous. She took care of herself and her appearance as Texas belles do.
It's impossible to capture the essence of a person in just a few sentences. For a more complete essay on Tommie Gross, read Proverbs chapter thirty-one. She was the quintessential Proverbs 31 woman, with no apologies to anyone who thought a modern woman should be something different.
The family will greet friends on Saturday, July 1st from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home, Fredericksburg. The funeral service will begin at 10:30 A.M. under the direction of Reverend Jeff Gross. Live streaming of the service will begin at 10:15 A.M. at www.fbg.live/schaetters
Graveside services and interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be given in her memory to the charity of your choice.
Tomalta "Tommie" Gross of Fredericksburg passed away on Wednesday, June 14th at the age of 84 years. She was born Tomalta Long on September 16th, 1938 in Nocona, Texas to M.O. and Olabelle Royal Long. She married Gerald "Jerry" Gross on August 29th, 1958 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is survived by three sons and their wives: Jerry and Rhonda Gross of Fredericksburg; Jeff and Lori Gross of Virginia; and Marc and Annie Gross of Missouri. She and Jerry were blessed with ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren Tommie is preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandson Joshua Gross, sister Judy Hegeman, and brothers Otis and John Long.
Mrs. Gross was a small-town Texas girl who modeled southern grace. Her gentleness was renowned; during her twenty-three years as an Army wife, she showed her acquaintances from other parts of our great nation why southern women have earned the reputation of refined character. She was also tough, as is required of military wives. She and Jerry moved more than twenty times during their marriage, a challenging lifestyle made more so by the task of raising three sons.
Tommie was active in Christian ministry. While Jerry was in the Army, she worked alongside him in the OCF - Officers' Christian Fellowship - through which they mentored younger officers and their wives in the practice of the Christian faith. A significant project during that period was the purchase and renovation of the vintage resort at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, which they helped convert into an international OCF conference center. Following their Army years, they joined the membership of West Side Baptist Church in Wichita Falls, where Tommie continued her lifestyle of service, particularly to younger women. In later years she assisted in the startup of True Life Fellowship in Round Rock, Texas. Her life was faithfully devoted to Christians and churches wherever she lived.
Though she grew beyond her provincial roots, acquiring the understanding of one who has traveled and observed widely, Tommie kept a simple perspective and an unassuming, traditional lifestyle. She was a homemaker, a short-order cook, and a seamstress. She was a confidant to some and a common-sense admonisher to others, both inside and outside her family. She was a mother among mothers, with stubborn affection for her difficult-to-raise boys. She put the grand in "grandma." She was an authority on African Violets. Her coconut cake was famous. She took care of herself and her appearance as Texas belles do.
It's impossible to capture the essence of a person in just a few sentences. For a more complete essay on Tommie Gross, read Proverbs chapter thirty-one. She was the quintessential Proverbs 31 woman, with no apologies to anyone who thought a modern woman should be something different.
The family will greet friends on Saturday, July 1st from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home, Fredericksburg. The funeral service will begin at 10:30 A.M. under the direction of Reverend Jeff Gross. Live streaming of the service will begin at 10:15 A.M. at www.fbg.live/schaetters
Graveside services and interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be given in her memory to the charity of your choice.
From Schaetter Funeral Home:
Tomalta "Tommie" Gross of Fredericksburg passed away on Wednesday, June 14th at the age of 84 years. She was born Tomalta Long on September 16th, 1938 in Nocona, Texas to M.O. and Olabelle Royal Long. She married Gerald "Jerry" Gross on August 29th, 1958 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is survived by three sons and their wives: Jerry and Rhonda Gross of Fredericksburg; Jeff and Lori Gross of Virginia; and Marc and Annie Gross of Missouri. She and Jerry were blessed with ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren Tommie is preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandson Joshua Gross, sister Judy Hegeman, and brothers Otis and John Long.
Mrs. Gross was a small-town Texas girl who modeled southern grace. Her gentleness was renowned; during her twenty-three years as an Army wife, she showed her acquaintances from other parts of our great nation why southern women have earned the reputation of refined character. She was also tough, as is required of military wives. She and Jerry moved more than twenty times during their marriage, a challenging lifestyle made more so by the task of raising three sons.
Tommie was active in Christian ministry. While Jerry was in the Army, she worked alongside him in the OCF - Officers' Christian Fellowship - through which they mentored younger officers and their wives in the practice of the Christian faith. A significant project during that period was the purchase and renovation of the vintage resort at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, which they helped convert into an international OCF conference center. Following their Army years, they joined the membership of West Side Baptist Church in Wichita Falls, where Tommie continued her lifestyle of service, particularly to younger women. In later years she assisted in the startup of True Life Fellowship in Round Rock, Texas. Her life was faithfully devoted to Christians and churches wherever she lived.
Though she grew beyond her provincial roots, acquiring the understanding of one who has traveled and observed widely, Tommie kept a simple perspective and an unassuming, traditional lifestyle. She was a homemaker, a short-order cook, and a seamstress. She was a confidant to some and a common-sense admonisher to others, both inside and outside her family. She was a mother among mothers, with stubborn affection for her difficult-to-raise boys. She put the grand in "grandma." She was an authority on African Violets. Her coconut cake was famous. She took care of herself and her appearance as Texas belles do.
It's impossible to capture the essence of a person in just a few sentences. For a more complete essay on Tommie Gross, read Proverbs chapter thirty-one. She was the quintessential Proverbs 31 woman, with no apologies to anyone who thought a modern woman should be something different.
The family will greet friends on Saturday, July 1st from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home, Fredericksburg. The funeral service will begin at 10:30 A.M. under the direction of Reverend Jeff Gross. Live streaming of the service will begin at 10:15 A.M. at www.fbg.live/schaetters
Graveside services and interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be given in her memory to the charity of your choice.
Tomalta "Tommie" Gross of Fredericksburg passed away on Wednesday, June 14th at the age of 84 years. She was born Tomalta Long on September 16th, 1938 in Nocona, Texas to M.O. and Olabelle Royal Long. She married Gerald "Jerry" Gross on August 29th, 1958 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is survived by three sons and their wives: Jerry and Rhonda Gross of Fredericksburg; Jeff and Lori Gross of Virginia; and Marc and Annie Gross of Missouri. She and Jerry were blessed with ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren Tommie is preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandson Joshua Gross, sister Judy Hegeman, and brothers Otis and John Long.
Mrs. Gross was a small-town Texas girl who modeled southern grace. Her gentleness was renowned; during her twenty-three years as an Army wife, she showed her acquaintances from other parts of our great nation why southern women have earned the reputation of refined character. She was also tough, as is required of military wives. She and Jerry moved more than twenty times during their marriage, a challenging lifestyle made more so by the task of raising three sons.
Tommie was active in Christian ministry. While Jerry was in the Army, she worked alongside him in the OCF - Officers' Christian Fellowship - through which they mentored younger officers and their wives in the practice of the Christian faith. A significant project during that period was the purchase and renovation of the vintage resort at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, which they helped convert into an international OCF conference center. Following their Army years, they joined the membership of West Side Baptist Church in Wichita Falls, where Tommie continued her lifestyle of service, particularly to younger women. In later years she assisted in the startup of True Life Fellowship in Round Rock, Texas. Her life was faithfully devoted to Christians and churches wherever she lived.
Though she grew beyond her provincial roots, acquiring the understanding of one who has traveled and observed widely, Tommie kept a simple perspective and an unassuming, traditional lifestyle. She was a homemaker, a short-order cook, and a seamstress. She was a confidant to some and a common-sense admonisher to others, both inside and outside her family. She was a mother among mothers, with stubborn affection for her difficult-to-raise boys. She put the grand in "grandma." She was an authority on African Violets. Her coconut cake was famous. She took care of herself and her appearance as Texas belles do.
It's impossible to capture the essence of a person in just a few sentences. For a more complete essay on Tommie Gross, read Proverbs chapter thirty-one. She was the quintessential Proverbs 31 woman, with no apologies to anyone who thought a modern woman should be something different.
The family will greet friends on Saturday, July 1st from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home, Fredericksburg. The funeral service will begin at 10:30 A.M. under the direction of Reverend Jeff Gross. Live streaming of the service will begin at 10:15 A.M. at www.fbg.live/schaetters
Graveside services and interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be given in her memory to the charity of your choice.
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