Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
A history of many families.
1935 - 2023 (88 years)| Name | Shirley WAY [2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| Birth | 1935 | Dorchester County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | from St. George, South Carolina of Sumter, South Carolina SHIRLEY WAY ROSS Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2023 6:00 am Shirley Way Ross, age 88, beloved wife of 68 years to the late James William Ross Sr., died on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at National Healthcare of Sumter. Born in Dorchester County, she was a daughter of the late Louis Way and Venie Knight Way. During her husband's long military career, Shirley proudly supported her family as a devoted homemaker and provided a loving home to her husband and children. At the age of 41, she began what would be a long and successful career as a realtor with Hawkins and Kolb Realty of Sumter. Shirley would eventually go out on her own, where she successfully owned and operated the first REMAX agency in Sumter. She would later become the owner/broker in charge of the Agent Owned Realty Co. in Sumter, until her retirement. During her long career, she would mentor countless young real estate agents, and their success was her greatest joy. In addition to being named Realtor of the Year in 2010, Shirley was inducted in the 2021 Sumter Board of Realtors Hall of Fame. She will be remembered as a very loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, mentor and friend to all who knew her. She is survived by three sons, James William Ross Jr. and his wife, Mary Anne, Michael Lewis Ross and Jeffery Allen Ross and his wife, Lori, all of Dalzell; one daughter, Sherrie Ross Mayes and her husband, Jimmy, of Murrells Inlet; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, John David Ross, as well as her two brothers. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clay Smith and the Rev. Tim Brown officiating. The interment will follow the service in the Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday at Bullock Funeral Home. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements. [1, 2] | |
| _UID | 4929F545B08140A7885C3C35D2302C0D547A | |
| Death | 11 Sep 2023 | National Healthcare of Sumter, South Carolina |
| Burial | 14 Sep 2023 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I177335 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 15 Sep 2023 | |
| Father | Louis WAY d. Bef 11 Sep 2023 | |
| Mother | Venie KNIGHT d. Bef 11 Sep 2023 | |
| _UID | E2EB27D04A5D42BA8A6B5A2AEBEE4C363B9B | |
| _UID | E2EB27D04A5D42BA8A6B5A2AEBEE4C363B9B | |
| Family ID | F228356 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Colonel retired James William ROSS, Sr., b. 12 Sep 1934, Dalzell, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 8 Oct 2022, Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 88 years) | |||||||||||
| Marriage | Abt 26 Feb 1956 [2] | |||||||||||
| _UID | D41E272AADEF4387A51C714CA71AAB35C887 | |||||||||||
| _UID | D41E272AADEF4387A51C714CA71AAB35C887 | |||||||||||
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| Family ID | F120572 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||
| Last Modified | 16 Oct 2022 | |||||||||||
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