Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at St. John Lutheran Church, Royal. Pastor Jay Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Royal. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph.
Betty was born April 8, 1931, in Galton, the daughter of John and Gail Bonner Cook. She married Carl Ross on Jan. 17, 1949. He preceded her in death April 30, 1997.
She is survived by her children, Jim (Susan) Ross of Ogden and Shirley (Bobby Jackson) Woodward of Ogden; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Stephen Ross; grandson, Nathan Ross; three sisters; and five brothers.
Betty was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Royal. She retired from the University of Illinois after 30 years as the Air Force ROTC secretary. She owned Ross' Village Pub in Royal. She was an avid Cub's and Illini fan. She loved doing crafts and making scrubbies.
Published in the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette on 9 Aug 2018
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at St. John Lutheran Church, Royal. Pastor Jay Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Royal. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph.
Betty was born April 8, 1931, in Galton, the daughter of John and Gail Bonner Cook. She married Carl Ross on Jan. 17, 1949. He preceded her in death April 30, 1997.
She is survived by her children, Jim (Susan) Ross of Ogden and Shirley (Bobby Jackson) Woodward of Ogden; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Stephen Ross; grandson, Nathan Ross; three sisters; and five brothers.
Betty was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Royal. She retired from the University of Illinois after 30 years as the Air Force ROTC secretary. She owned Ross' Village Pub in Royal. She was an avid Cub's and Illini fan. She loved doing crafts and making scrubbies.
Published in the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette on 9 Aug 2018
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Melville Bartley "Mickey" Cook
1907–1927
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Kenneth W Cook
1909–1958
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Erma Marie Cook
1912–1913
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Lloyd Frank "Jack" Cook
1915–2000
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Dorothy Cook Pedigo
1917–2003
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Lois Margaret Cook Henley
1920–2002
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Robert John "Cecil" Cook
1922–1996
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Amanda Josephine Cook
1924–1925
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Thomas H. Cook
1926–2008
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Shirley Gail Cook Williams
1929–2017
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