Henry Boykin ROSS, Sr.

1934 - 2007  (73 years)

• Name	Henry Boykin ROSS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1934	Dalzell, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Dalzell, South Carolina HENRY B. ROSS Sr. Share Send this page to your friends Print Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 12:00 am | Updated: 7:38 pm, Thu Feb 25, 2010. DALZELL -- Henry Boykin Ross Sr., 73, husband of Donna J. Ross, died Monday, March 19, 2007, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Robert Dalton Ross Sr. and the late Katie Boykin Ross. He was retired from Becker Sand & Gravel in Horatio after 33 years of service and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He attended St. Marks United Methodist Church. Survivors besides his wife of Dalzell include two sons, Henry B. Ross Jr. and his wife, Paula, of Spartanburg, and Michael Alan Taylor and his wife, Cathy, of Greenville; five grandchildren, Scott Ross, Thomas Ross, David Ross, Abbie Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor; five brothers, Robert D. Ross Jr., David C. Ross Sr., James W. Ross Sr., Charles B. Ross Sr. and Carl Hewitt Ross, all of Dalzell; and three sisters, Annie R. DuBose of Sumter, Carolyn R. Apperson of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Katherine R. Brown of Camden. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Rebecca "Becky" Hancock Ross; and two brothers, Thomas L. Ross Sr. and Blanding D. Ross Sr. Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Ross Cemetery in Dalzell with the Rev. Billy Lewis officiating. Pallbearers will be Thomas L. Ross Jr., Robert D. Ross III, Jeffery A. Ross, Blanding D. Ross Jr., Charles B. Ross Jr. and Gary H. Brown. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Euzelian Sunday School Class, Ronnie Weldon, Bobby Hedgepath, Joe Brown, Charlie Dixon, Grady Brown, Sam Moore, Carl C. DuBose Jr., Jerry Bailey, Russell Jones, Fred W. Whipperling Jr., Sammie Gardner, Dr. Philip Brandt and Dr. Billy Clowney. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the Ross Cemetery, c/o Jane McKellar, P.O. Box 175, Dalzell, SC 29040 or to St. Marks United Methodist Church, 27 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of arrangements. Posted in Obits on Wednesday, March 21, 2007  [1, 3]
  MILI	he was a U. S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War  [3]
  Occupation	he was retired from Becker Sand & Gravel in Horatio after 33 years of service  [3]
  Religion	he attended St. Marks United Methodist Church  [3]
  _UID	E3ECB49D1D904FB79B679B3616EFA92F83E5
  Death	19 Mar 2007	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	22 Mar 2007	Ross Cemetery, Dalzell, South Carolina   [3, 13]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I112282	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	13 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Dalton ROSS, Sr.,   b. 6 Apr 1903, Rafting Creek, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 12 Sep 1978, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Katie BOYKIN,   b. 22 Sep 1903, South Carolina d. 3 Apr 1985, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 81 years)
  _UID	C78CD0334AD84A1B9C29B228D569789FD143
  _UID	C78CD0334AD84A1B9C29B228D569789FD143
  Family ID	F77569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca “Becky” HANCOCK   d. Bef 19 Mar 2007
  _UID	AA7206E7AD3F43EE908A5DF625B2563CFCFE
  _UID	AA7206E7AD3F43EE908A5DF625B2563CFCFE
  Children	1. Henry Boykin ROSS, Jr.
  Family ID	F136590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Donna Jeanne CREWS,   b. 1947, St. Louis, Missouri d. 3 Aug 2010 (Age 63 years)
  _UID	CB487A571C16479D9F106F5BCF9AFEAC8607
  _UID	CB487A571C16479D9F106F5BCF9AFEAC8607
  Family ID	F77574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2817] . [S4143] Blanding D. Ross. [S8431] Henry B. Ross Sr. [S9150] Robert D. Ross Jr. [S15730] Katherine R. Brown. [S23018] Descendants of James Matthew Ross. [S24130] Carl H. Ross. [S27442] David Clinton Ross Sr. [S29789] Thomas Rodgers Hancock. [S30291] James William Ross. [S31558] Robert D. “Nicky” Hancock III. [S31815] Annie R. DuBose. [S14440] Leonard F. Caughman.